Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4982, Andrew Butterfoss, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Butterfoss, Andrew
S 4982
CONTENTS
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313. New Jersey 31.3
Andrew Butterfofs of Hunterdon Co. in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the Regt., commanded by Col. Martins in the New Jersey line for 1 yr. 5 mo. 13 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 58 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of March 1838 and sent to Hon. S. M c Lean, S. U. S.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $406.70 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 38, 29. 5
$435.75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Allison Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 3 Page 116
Louis S. Goryel Nov 2/58 (Recd. in pens. due. P. 3335, of Daniel Ent.)

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County } ss:
On this 6 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County of Hunterdon Andrew Butterfoss a resident of said County aged seventy five years of age who being first duly sworn according to Law on his oath maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress passed for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers. He was born in the Township of Amwell in said County of Hunterdon in the Year
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of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight as he has always understood on the 1 st of May.
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He has no record of age nor has he ever heard that his age was recorded. He resided in the Township of Kingwood in said County of Hunterdon when
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he first entered the service of the United States, that he continued to reside in said County for about ten years after the Revolutionary War when he removed to the County of Columbia in Pennsylvania from whence he went to the County of Luzerne on the Tioga River where he continued until about ten years since when he returned to this County where he has remained ever since. His services in the War were perform-
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ed as a volunteer. That he never was received but one discharge that he recollects of. That he obtained that
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at West Point from General McDougal. That this discharge he has lost. That the first service he performed was as a volunteer militia man. In the latter part of the summer 1776 he volunteered under Captain William Gearhart. John Farlee Lieutenant (he thinks) the company met at the White House in Hunterdon, and marched to Elizabethtown where they remained stationed one month and then returned home. His Major & Colonel he now forgets but,

thinks Dayton was Col. A month or two after he made another tour in the militia under Capt. Jacob Groenendyke Benjamin Horn Lieutenant. They went to Vanest's mill where they had a skirmish with the enemy and took their forage. His superior officers he now from old age forgets. On this tour he served a month. In the commence- ment of the year 1777 he made another tour in the mi- litia under Captain Jacob Gearhart. Lieutenant John Farler. They lay at Somerset Court house & continued one month. That on the twentieth day of Febru- ary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- dred & seventy, seven while lying at Somerset Court house under Gearhart, he enlisted in the United States Service as a Continental Soldier under Adam Hope a recruiting officer "for three years or during the war". That 6 or 7 of them enlisted at the same time, that they were transferred to Jacob Marlen another recruiting officer who again transferred them to Captain Proctors Artillery. That they went first to Chatham in Morris County and from thence to Morristown where they were inoculated and had the small pox, and after their recovery were attached to said Proctors Company. That he served with him at Chatham two months engaged in disciplining and exercising. He was then placed in with the flying army under Cap- tain John Anderson, in Col. Dayton's Regiment & General Maxwells Brigade. He joined the army near Short Hills just before the battle there and was in that engagement. That after this battle he went with his regiment to Pompton Plains up Black River where they continued some time. That from old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot now enter into a minute detail of these services. That the ma- terial with his papers to the Library at the

that he was shortly after this engaged in a skirmish at Springfield. That he went with a large detachment up the North river. They went above Albany when they understood Burgoyne had surrendered. they then turned immediately around fired three rounds & gave three cheers and returned to New Jersey. That they crossed through New Jersey and passed over by Coryell's ferry to Pennsylvania. - That they marched to the Schuylkill and lay there encamped until the British came to the Brandywine in which battle he was. that from thence he was  to  the  Shad  Shalop  with  the  the he marched with the cattle to Frankford and there was placed on board a Shalop containing the wounded and went with them to Trenton where he continued employed in taking care of them during the winter. That he joined the main army when they entered New Jersey in the the next summer (1778) in pursuit of the British. - That he was in the battle of Monmouth and was there wounded. That immediately after this battle he was sent an invalid to West Point at which place he remained nearly  three three years serving as a forwalc in the Engineer Corps at which last named place he got his discharge from General McDougal, and which has been lost and came home. That he was discharged five acres before New Years day, in 1781 and reached home 1 st Jan'y 1782. - That he was acquainted only by sight with many of the Superior officers in the regular army. has often seen Genl. Washington Lincoln Lord Sterling. - He was attached to the brigade of Genl. Maxwell. Colonel Dayton & often detached to it. - That from his age and consequent loss of

memory he cannot be as particular with dates, order of service, &c as he would wish but is assured he served for more than 40 years in the army of the United States as a private and for this service he claims a pension. There is no clergyman residing in my immediate neighborhood but Ezra Shauls B.D. Senior Pastor can testify to my character.
And this Deponent would further show to the Department, that his mother before her marriage was named Horn. — that his father died as he has understood before he was born and that afterwards his mother intermarried with a man named Horn & had children by him. That upon his return from the army he at the request of his mother took upon himself the name of Horn, and called himself Andrew B. Horn. That under this name he made application to the Department for the benefit of the Old Law when he resided in Pennsylvania, and this he believes created the difficulty so that his application was not allowed. He has no documentary evidence nor living witnesses except the affidavits attached. 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 or agency of any state.
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 6th day of August 1833
his Andrew X Fuller Mark
Archibald Kenneddy Judge

Original Declaration
Adams Bullock
Marion Reg
declared April 18

The Deponent Andrew Butterfos being duly sworn according to law, Deposeh and saith that he was born in Amwell Township Hunterdon County New Jersey in the year 1758 - I volunteered and And mustered under Captain William Heartheart in the year 1775 - in the same year I also mustered and volunteered under Captain Jacob Grunindike and also in the same year I mustered and volunteered under Captain Jacob Heartheart, on the 20 th February 1777 I then Listed in the united States Service under Adan Hope. A recruiting officer, I was then transferred from him to Jacob Martin, a recruiting officer. I was transferred from him to Captain Proctors Artillery. I served 2 months under him I then was called away to the flying Army under Captain John Anderson Colonel Batons regiment General Maxwells Brigade in the year 1777 I was in the battle of short hills in the same year I was in the battle of spring field from there we marched to saratoga and was there at Burgoins surrender we then marched back to schuylkill and there we lay encamped until the British came to the Bran- dywine in which Battle I was in from there I was sent in a shop with the wounded to trenton and there I continued that winter. and in the year 1778 I was in the battle of Monmouth at which place I was wounded and sent an invalid to west point at which place I remained nearly 3 years serving as an engineer, at which last named place I got my Discharge from General McDougal and came home Andrew Butterfos & his mark
X At one time he was mustered under the name of Andrew Butterfos Harn

Be it known that on the 24 th day of December 1832 before me Lewis Shryfe Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania residing in the Village of New Hope and County of Bucks by lawfull Authority duly commissioned and sworn and by Law authorized to administer oaths and affirmations - Personally appeared Andrew Butterfop who being duly sworn according to Law on his solemn oath doth declare, that the facts hereunto annexed are true
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my Notarial Seal the day and Year Above written
Lewis Shryfe Noty. Pub

at Lord valley of the Susquehanna a sixty Huntington July sworn that he was in Capt. common soldier the two cost of oral royme West Point Discharge And I wear the and left sale any part ing my Head and war of my its it y
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Andrew Patterson Susquehanna Co. Pa.
William April 26 1823
Samuel Maffett Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Recd 1 May 1823
Suspended 8 May 1823. See letter
Washington City
at Mar
Free
Wilkesbarre
P. C.
1823
1823

State of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County ss. }
On this tenth day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three. Personally appeared in Open Court it being a Court of Record, to wit The Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Luzerne in the State aforesaid. Andrew Butterforce Horn aged sixty seven years and upwards resident in the township of Kingston and County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and say that he served in the revolutionary war, in the New Jersey lines in Capt. Benjamin Horns Company five months as a common soldier in a Militia excursion in a battle on Long Island, that he served in Capt. Jacob Recharts Company same line two months - after this time on the twentieth day of February A. D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy six I enlisted for three years in the Company of Capt. Martin - in Col. Martins Regiment in the New Jersey line performed several services among which was that of the taking of Bergusne after which I enlisted under Genl. McDougal at West Point with engineers for three months, then I received my Discharge in the year 1782. and went home ————— And I the said Andrew Butterforce Horn do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed ————— Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court January 10. 1823 ————— Samuel Maffet Prob. his Andrew Butterforce Horn Mark

Property and Estate of the within Named Andrew Butterforce Horn
Real Estate — none — one Cow — cost me nine Dollars — $9.00 1 Bed and Bedding Value about — 8.00 with Articles of Furniture to value of — 3.00
I am by occupation a laborer but am disabled by the rheumatism and not able to work. I have a wife named Rebecca sixty five years & upwards of age also troubled with infirmity. I have seven sons under low circumstances living out and supporting themselves by labour (excepting one who is at home named Enos a weakly man) six daughters, four married and gone off to the State of Ohio — and the remaining two at home one thirteen and the other fifteen years of age — Sworn and subscribed in Open Court January 10 th 1823. Andrew Butterforce Horn his Mark
Samuel Maffet. Prob.
State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss: I Samuel Maffet Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Luzerne (the same being a Court of Record) do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the Record of the said Court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty Dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Wilkesbarre this twenty sixth day of March Anno Domini 1823
Samuel Maffet Prob. Com. Pleas Luzerne County Pa.

Andrew Butterfoss.
H. fewey.
See let 23 Sep 1837 J. A. Simpson

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 shew 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, shewing the Service of
   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.     1777 78 80 81 { 4 9 5 private Soldier Genl Maxwell (called Mansfield in dec) Col Martin of The fourth Reg. Col Dayton of The 3 d Reg. after wards at West Point 79 yrs Township of Alex- andria, Hunterdon County New Jersey Affidavit of Thomas Horn  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 inquiry 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.
[a] 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.
[b] 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.
[d] 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 tours, 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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File No. 4982
Andrew Butterfoss
First Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. M , Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey Rev. Vol.
Andrew Butterfofs Suspended
See letter
W. H. Sloan
15. October 33
ans d G. Barthe May 29 th 34
6.
Act 7. June 1832

18,810
Andrew Butterfield Home DA A. J.
James H. Blackwell, Flemington, N. J.
Recd 22 Feb. 1827
See letter 9 March 1827
July 11. 1822. Letter to Lewis J. Campbell

see let. to Jas. A. Simpson, Sept. 23, 1837.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Andrew Butler further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? No II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. * Has he mentioned 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? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? No VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? No IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? No X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? No

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ? No
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ? No
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Mr Calla of your city writes to the Heirs of Tunis Case of Hunterdon County & Delaware towns—and also Andrew Butterfops of same county that there is a ballance due them Heirs sofers with their authority to get it for 50 pct.
And I add Daniel Ent who I presume is under like circum- stances—they have called on me to see to it—now will you be so kind as to make the enquiry write me— They are all dead.
Yrs truly Lewis H. Goryll New Hope Bucks Pa

State of New Jersey
Muntern County ss.
Before me Jonathan Stevenson one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Muntern personally appeared Samuel Brewer of Amwell in said county who being duly sworn according to law deposith and saith that he saw Andrew Butterfoss Horn in the army of the United States under the command of general George Washington at the city of Trenton, and that the said Andrew B. Horn did then serve as a soldier in the said army, and this deponent further saith that he saw the said Andrew B. Horns discharge under the hand of general Washington, and further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the 10th Day of February A.D. 1823 Before me
Samuel Brewer
Jonathan Stevenson
I Jonathan Stevenson judge as afore: do certify that I have been long acquainted with the above named Samuel Brewer and do consider him a man of veracity, and have no reason to doubt the truth of the above
Jonathan Stevenson

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss.
Before me Jonathan Stevenson one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Hunterdon, personally appeared John McDonald of Hopewell in said County, who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he was a soldier in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war, and that Andrew Butterfose Harn was a soldier in the said army at the same time and that they were both in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth and Connecticut Farms in General Maxwells' brigade and further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the 10 th day of February A.D. 1823 before me
John his  McDonald mark
Jonathan Stevenson
I Jonathan Stevenson judge as afore. do certify that I have long known the above named John McDonald and believe him to be a man of truth, and have no reason to doubt the truth of the above.
Jonathan Stevenson

State of New Jersey } Ys: I John J. Blackwell Clerk Hunterdon County } of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon of Hunterdon do hereby certify that Nathaniel Stevenson, Esquire, before whom the foregoing two Depositions were taken, then was and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Hunterdon, duly commissioned and sworn and that full credit is due to all his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three
John J. Blackwell, Clerk.

Sherrinton County State of New Jersey Be it Remembered That on this first Day of May 1826 Personally appeared before me Ezra Sharp one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Samuel Brewer of the above place who being sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of almighty God Deposeth and saith that he knew Andrew Butterfuss of the Township of Amwell County and State aforesaid before the Revolutionary War and that he believes the said Andrew Butterfuss was an enlisted Soldier there or five years and this deponent further saith that he seen him the said Andrew at Trenton with the Army under General Washington Sick and came home with this deponent and that after he Recovered he Returned Back again to the Army and this deponent further saith that after he the said Andrew Butterfuss had Returned from the Army he the deponent seen his discharge and further saith that the present applicant is the same Andrew Butterfuss
Sworn and subscribed before me
This first Day of May 1826
Sam. L. Brewer
Ezra Sharp

I do hereby certify that the within Deponent is a Man of Truth and veracity as To his General Character John Sharp.
State of New Jersey. Hunterdon County ss.
I, John G. Blackwell, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Hunterdon, do hereby certify that Ezra Sharp Esquire, before whom the within, as also the annexed affidavits, were taken was at that time (and now is) one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such.
In Witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Flemington, this 10th day of February A.D. 1827.
J. G. Blackwell Clerk H.C.P.
General Brown
Affidavit

Hunterdon County - State of New Jersey
Be it Remembered That on this Second Day of May 1826 Personally appeared before me Ezra Sharp one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County John Howe a Gentleman on the List Roll of the New Jersey Agency and being Sworn upon the Holy Gospel of Almighty God Did Depose and say that he became acquainted with Andrew Butterfoss a Private in Captain John Anderson's Company of the Fourth Regiment of New Jersey in the time of the Revolutionary War and frequently seen him upon duty and believed him to be a Listed Soldier but did not know who enlisted him and further saith that he seen the said Andrew Butterfoss at the Battle at the Short Hills and believes that he also seen him at the Battle at Springfield and further saith that he believes that he served more than one year and the present applicant is the same Andrew Butterfoss
Sworn and subscribed before me
The Second year above written
Ezra Sharp
J. M. Howe

I do hereby certify that the within Deponent is a man of good character as to truth and veracity
Ebenezer D. Hamlin
John H. Hovey Deponent

Sherridon County State of New Jersey
Be it Remembered That on this first Day of May 1826 Personally appeared before me Ezra Sharp one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County John McDonald a pensioner on the list Roll of the New Jersey Agency and being sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Andrew Butterfuss of this same place before the Revolutionary war and that he seen the said Andrew Butterfuss in the army acting as a soldier twice once at the Battle of Brandywine and once at Springfield but did not know the name of his captain and further saith that the present applicant is the same Andrew Butterfuss Sworn and subscribed before me
this first Day of May 1826
Ezra Sharp
John his  the McDonald mark

We hereby certify that the within document is a Man of truth and veracity as to his General Connection.
Edmond Harris
John McDonald Affidavit

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Hunterdon Ezra Sharp and being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of almighty God deposes and saith that he knew Andrew Butterfuss of the Township of Annandale County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey since about the year 1793 and that he knew him by no other name until about the year 1805 when he was informed that he was removed to the State of Pennsylvania to a place called and meant by the  Catharine at which some of Andrew's place I called to see him in the month of January 1813 and on enquiring for Andrew Butterfuss I was informed by all that I enquired of that his name was Andrew from afterwards he the said Andrew Butterfuss removed back again to the State of New Jersey & I believe about the year 1823 and is still going by his old original name Andrew Butterfuss and that it is the same Andrew Butterfuss named in the annexed affidavits
Ezra Sharp
Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th day of February AD 1827
Enoch Clifford
I do hereby certify that Ezra Sharp above named is a man of truth veracity & good standing
Enoch Clifford

State of New Jersey.
Hunterdon County, ss.
I John T. Hack- well, clerk of the Superior Court of com- mon pleas, in and for the said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that Enoch Blifford, Esquire before whom the with- in affidavit was taken, was at that time and now is one of the Justices of Peace in and for the said County - duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this 10th day of February A.D. eighteen hundred and twentyseven.
J. T. Hackwell, H.B.P.
H.B.P.

lay encamped until the battle of Brandywine when the British then and were still absent in Philadelphia. That after the battle he returned to his home in New Jersey and the British returned to New York City where he continued to remain taking care of them.
Hunterdon County ss. We the subscribers, freeholders resident in the county of Hunterdon aforesaid do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Andrew Butterfoss who has made the foregoing Declaration that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. — Sworn & subscribed this 11 th of August 1833. —
Sworn & subscribed in open Court before
Philip Marshall Judge
Ezra Shump Benjamin M. Dennis
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 as he states. — And the Court further certifies that it ap- pears to them that that it would be very inconvenient for this applicant to procure the attendance of a Clergyman to sign his certificate but that Ezra Shump & Benjamin M. Dennis are two of the Justices of the Peace of this County and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Done in open Court this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord 1833.
Jacob J. Young Henry Schuyler Ezra Shump

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County } f
I Isaac G Farlee Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Butterfop for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 13 th of August A 1833.
Isaac G. Farlee Clerk

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss. Personally appeared before me Ezra Sharp Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County William Wilson aged about seventy four years of age who being duly sworn on the holy evangelists saith that he knew Andrew Butterfoss in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at which time the said Andrew Butterfoss enlisted with Adam Hope a recruiting officer in the service of the United States in the New Jersey Brigade command ed by General Maxwell Third Regiment command ed by Colonel Dayton Battalion and in Captain John Anderson Company to which he was transferred from Jacob Martins Company having being first transferred from Adam Hopes and that I believe he served during the war and that this deponent knew him when he returned home from the army one thousand seven hundred and eighty one or two
Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of April A D 1880
Ezra Sharp
W. Wilson

State of New Jersey Hunterdon county Personally appeared before me Ezra Shamp Esquire one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county Shadrick Underwood aged Sixty nine years formerly a private in Captain Reeds company Colonel Grovers Regiment and General Huttons Brigade of Infantry and now a pensioner who being duly sworn on the Holy evangelist saith that he knew Andrew Butterfoss at Westpoint fort Web in the years one thousand seven hundred and eighty & eighty one and that he was then and there an enlisted soldier & in General Mc Dougles Brigade and that he knew him as such for two years & I believe him to be the Identicle Man
Shadrick his X Underwood mark
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 19th Day of April 1830
Ezra Shamp
11 A NW

I. Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Hunterdon in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Ezra Sharp before whom the within depositions were sworn to and subscribed was, and is at this time a Justice of the peace in & for the county of Hunterdon aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified - and that all full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty -
Isaac G. Farlee
A large, ornate signature in cursive ink, featuring a prominent flourish on the letter 'F'.

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County, ss -
Be it remembered
that on this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared John H ow who being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith, that he is acquainted with Andrew Butterfoss, who is about to make application for the benefit of the Pension Laws, and has been for a great number of years, and this deponent further saith that he knew the said Andrew Butterfoss for the year, seventeen hundred and seventy seven, that he belonged to Captain John Andersons Company H th New Jersey Regiment, commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton, that they were together at the Battle of Brandywine, and this deponent further saith that the said Andrew Butterfoss served in said Corps more than one year, and that he was not known by any other name than Andrew Butterfoss and further this deponent saith not - Sworn and subscribed the date above before me - John Barton J. N. Howell
State of New Jersey Hunterdon County, ss -
I do hereby certify that I am
acquainted with John How the above deponent and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity - Witness my hand this 22 d day of September A.D. 1829 - John Barton

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County, ss -
I John C. Blackwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Barton, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at that time, and now is, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such, -
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Flemington this 22 d day of September A. D. one thou- sand eight hundred and twenty nine -
J. C. Blackwell (1829)
Certificate to be sent to Messrs Sloan Flemington N. J.

18,810 Affidavits &c. -
in the case of Andrew Butterfuss - application for pension, who applied under the the name of Andrew Butterfuss, Home -
James H. Blackwell, Flemington, N. J.
Recd. 22 Feb. 1827

War Department. Pension Office. 23. February 1833.
Sir.
The papers in support of the claims of Andrew Butterfoss have been examined, and they are herewith returned, the proof not being sufficient to authorize this Department to place his name on the Pension list. He should make a statement under oath, specifying the duration of his service, and the rank which he held. - Without such a statement we cannot determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.
I have the honor to be. very respectfully. yours &c. &c. J. L. Edwards
Hon. Geo. M. Dallas. U. S. Senate.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County ss. }
Before me Jesse Fell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in the 11 th Judicial District in the said Commonwealth personally appeared James Dickens to me well known who being by me duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he was with Andrew Butterforce Horn in the Battle at Monmouth in the Month of June 1778 u and in the Battle in Springfield in the State of St. Jersey on the 11 th day of May 1779 u and also in the Battle at the taking Burgoyne u and being in the Regiment light commanded by Col o Martin in the Company commanded by Capt o Martin and I in the Regiment commanded by Philip Courtland- both in the Jersey lines. became acquainted with the said Andrew Butterforce Horn- and been on guard together frequently he being the same man that picked me up with a Ball shot through my leg at the Battle of Monmouth
Sworn & Subscribed — before me Jan y 10 1823 }
Jesse Fell
Jersey Dec 1823

Enclosed are the papers of And Butterfield for a pension - Please direct to me any communication which may necessarily grow out of this applica- tion, at Lambertville N.J. - He says in his declarat n application has been made before, but for reasons therein contained he has never had any answer, - The dec. is made according to the form herewith returned, and if his name appears, &c upon the records of the Department, perhaps it will be sufficient, if not return them to me, with such further directions as is required, & the affidavits of the persons living mentioned in his declarat n can, I presume, be procured - The one attached was taken with a view only to furnish evidence to the Supreme Court, to found an opinion upon -
Very respectfully Yours O.W. Lov.
James A. Simpson
Lambertville 7 Sep. 1837 -

Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office Oct. 30. 1838.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 28 th inst. I have to inform you that the pension of Tennis base, has been paid in full to August 21. 1846, the date of his death; that the pension of Daniel Ent, Sr. has been paid in full to June 30. 1847, the date of his death; & that the pension of Andrew Butterfop, appears to have been paid to March 4. 1831.
I return the papers in each case.
Very Respectfully Your ob t Serv t
A. F. Thomas Auditor
Geo: C. Whiting Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Andrew Buffum -
N. f. —
July 20/77 - deserted age 48 - mustered in May 1861 - mustered out in Aug.
on roll the original muster roll of Capt Jacob Martin Co. Col Martin's 4 th N. H. Regt. refer to Mrs. Edwards & all end.
for 20 Feb 1877 to 1 st Aug 1878 - 1 yr 5 mo 13 days $58.10 100
N. J. McKean O. N. J.

Lambertville Sept. 1877.
New Jersey Hunterdon County ss
Before me Peter Hartmans one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Hunterdon, appeared Thomas Horn, who being duly sworn on his oath saith, that he is now seventy two years old, that he was acquainted with the fact of Andrew Butterfoss being out and serving in the army of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, that he then he enlisted in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, that his mother, who was an aunt of mine, came to our House at that time, and made great complaint complaints about his enlisting, that I went as a waiter and attendant on my brother Lt. Horn mentioned in the declaration for a pension of the said Andrew Butterfoss, and was with him at the battle of Strawbery Hill, or Short Hills, that I there saw the said Andrew Butterfoss, and knew him to be in that Battle, saw him in fifteen minutes after he came out of the battle, I knew that he belonged to my brother's company (Lt Horn) at that time, and that when he came to this place (Lambertville, then Coryell's ferry) as stated in his said declaration, I knew him to be with my brother's company, and that he crossed the River with the army, or Regiment, and went to Brandywine as I have every reason to believe and that he was in that Battle, - He was reputed to be in the army as he states in his declaration, I used to frequently hear from by my brother and afterwards by his mother, I cannot say that he was at Red Bank as stated but, I

believe that he was in the service of the United States, during the time he was from home, from the time he enlisted in the spring of seventeen hundred and seventy seven to the fall of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one -
Sworn and subscribed this twenty eighth day of August AD 1887 - Before me
Thomas Horn
Peter Hartman
JH
I Peter Hartman Justice of the Peace as aforesaid doth say that I am acquainted with the said Thomas Horn, who hath subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that his affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief - Peter Hartman
JH
State of New Jersey
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Peter Hartman Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has attested the same was at the time thereof and still is a justice of the peace in and for the County of Hunterdon in said State duly appointed commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts. Given under my hand and seal this sixth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837).
James D. Westcott

Senate chamber Washington
6 March 1898
James L. Edmond Esq.
Sir it becoming my duty to ask your attention to the documents included herewith very
Respectfully yours
at least
John M. Keane

Hunterdon Co. State of New Jersey Before me James Snyder one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared William Wilson of said County Shoemaker who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith, that in August in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy eight that Andrew Butterfoss was in the service of the United States of America and was an Invalid at the same time among the Indians stationed at West Point where he remained to my knowledge until the spring or summer of the next year - seventeen hundred and seventy nine and further saith not
Suborn and subscribed before me the 25 th of April 1831
William Wilson
James Snyder one of the Justices of said County

Affidavit of William Wilson
Crown Office Pr. 21 Adm. Butterf N.J.
State of New Jersey } Huntingdon County } ss
I Isaac G. Farlee clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for said County of Huntingdon, do hereby certify that James Snyder esquire before whom the within affidavit was taken, was then and is now one of the judges of said County of Huntingdon, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts, as well in the said County as elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this thirteenth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty one Isaac G. Farlee Clk

State of New Jersey } County of Hunterdon } ss.
on this fifth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty seven, appeared before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature, of the State of New Jersey, Andrew Butterfoss, a resident of the township of Somerville, County of Hunterdon and State aforesaid, aged seventy nine years, last May, (I believe the first day) who being 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 seventh June 1832 — That He enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, on the twentieth day of February, under Adam Hoop, a recruiting Office, but he had no commission, at Somerville, Bridgewater township, Somerset County, New Jersey, — I was then in the militia, and after so enlisting, served my time out in the militia, about one month, when I was taken by Adam Hoop, to Morristown, Morris County, and from there was sent to Chatham some County about seven miles, was there inculcated, and after I got well, was put under — Proctor, of the New England Artillery, as I think they were called, was with them about two months, when General Washington made Proclamation, that every State, should have their own men, when I was taken to "Short Hills" then called Strawberry Hills, and put into the fourth Regiment, of New Jersey commanded by Col d Martin, General Mackfields Brigade, the company was not full, Lt. Benjamin Hoin, commanded me, — we soon had a battle, (I think it was in June) with the enemy at Strawberry, near Short Hills, afterwards we went to "Wallace's Farms", and had another battle, we then went to Pennington Valley, where we laid a few days; we crossed North River, went part way up to Saratoga to meet General Burgoyne, did not go up all the way — we returned and re-crossed North River into Jersey, and came to Mount Stair in this County, about three miles from this place, (Lambertville)

was there several days, when we marched down to this place, (Lambertville, then called Coeymans Ferry) crossed the river, went on to the Schuylkill falls, encamped, laid some time, a month or more; - the British came on from the head of Elk River, and we went on to Trenton then, and was in the battle of "Brandywine" after the battle, I was put on "the Battle Guard" we drove the battle to Frankford Penn. - I was then put on board a Skellop, being sick, and carried to Trenton, with about two hundred wounded men - I think Genl Macksfield did not come down through Jersey with us, I think only one Regiment which was never filled, came down - I think Genl Macksfield went to the Wyoming valley - after the battle of the Brandywine, (I think) the fourth Regiment was put into the Regiment under Col. Dayton - the third Regiment, New Jersey Brigade.
At Trenton I got a furlough, having a white swelling on my knee, was on the furlough a month or two, and was then "invalided at West Point" that is, sent to West Point - I was there put among the Engineers, I was there, from the time I went, till I got my discharge in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, the twenty fifth day of December, being Christmas day - I was under General McDugle at West Point, I was discharged by him or by his order.
I was in the United States service upwards of four years - I enlisted for "three years or during war" I was discharged because they did not want me any longer - Mr Wilson was our Bop. I forget whether he was the Head Engineer, or not, but I was under him - I was employed in repairing the fort, in getting timber &c - I helped for two years to take up "the Chain" across the North River, in the fall, and put it down in the spring - I was not discharged until after "Cornwallis was taken" - I was at West Point part of the time under Genl Arnold - I was in the woods about two miles from the fort, getting timber & shingles when he left - Before he left, he had the cannon from the walls of one of the forts, pitched twenty feet, down the side, & had the wall & Bank thrown down - I carried my discharge in my pocket book, was a hunting in the woods, one winter soon after I left the army, there was

snow on the ground, when creeping through a fence, I lost it, I found it in the spring, Samuel Breuer was along when I found it, Samuel Breuer read the discharge at the time it was so found - I carried it several years afterwards in my pocket book, until it wore entirely out and went to pieces, I not thinking that it ever would be of any service to me - From the time I entered the army which was about one month after I enlisted, which was on the twentieth of February 1778, as before stated, until the time I was discharged, on the twenty fifth day of December 1781, I was engaged in no civil pursuit, or employment, but was in the active service of the United States, with the exception of the furlough as above stated,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not in the Pension Rolls of any Agency in any state -
I further state and declare, that at the time I enlisted to wit, on the twentieth day of February Eighteen hundred and seventy seven, my place of residence was in the township of Alexandria, in this County (Huntingdon) and that after I left the service of the United States, I continued to reside in this County till about the year Eighteen hundred when I moved into the State of Pennsylvania and resided in that state till the year eighteen hundred and twenty three, when I returned to this County and have resided here ever since, that during my residence in the County of Luzerne, Penn. to wit about 1818. I applied to Judge Scott, of that County, (being a Judge at the time) to make application for a pension for me, under the then Pension Law, that I then came into this County for witnesses, and got the affidavits of John M c Daniels, since dead, William Nelson, since dead, John How, now living, Shadrach Underwood now living, Samuel Breuer, now living, which were taken by me to Judge Scott, and my paper were sent on by him to Washington, but I never got a pension -
Sworn and subscribed the

day and year aforesaid in open Court Andrew Butterfoss Dr. C. Hornblower Ch Just Sup. C ts
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states —
Dr. C. Hornblower
Geo H Ford
Thos. C. Nelson
I, Jeremiah Russell Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature, of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the ap- plication of Andrew Butterfoss for a pension —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fifth day of Septem- ber A D Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
Russell Clk
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