Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 766-100, James Derrick, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Derrick, James
B.L. N# 766-100
CONTENTS
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No 766
James Derrick
priv:
1 st New Jersey Regiment
Warrant issued Feby 26 th 1819
Hon: Thos Patterson

Washington County Pa 25,087- Pennsylvania Personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for said County Richard Jackson and after being sworn according to law deposed and saith that James Derrick was enlisted Salter and served under Captain William Scott's Company in the first Jersey Batt under the command of Col d Matthias Egdon and he did same to the close of the War and received a honorable discharge and saith further that he knoweth the said James Derrick to be the same Person that served as a horse stated and further saith not sworn and subscribed before me Sept 7 th 1818 Rich d Jackson Thomas Gansory
Washington County Pa Personally came before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for said County James Mitchell Esq r and William P. Biles and after being sworn as Law Direct depos and say that they are acquainted with the above deponent Richard Jackson for a number of years and to the best of our knowledge he is a man of integrity and truth sworn and subscribed before on this 31 st day of Dec r 1818 James Mitchell Wm P. Biles Thomas Gansory

Washington County Pa
Personally came before me one of the Commonwealths Justices of the Peace James Derricks and being Sworn as Law Directs doth depose and say That he enlisted in the service of the united States in the war when the united States declared their Independence under Captain William Pratt in the first Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden, and that he enlisted for during the war, which time he faithfully served and obtained an honorable discharge, which discharge is either lost or mislaid so that he cannot forward the same, and saith that he never has transferred or given away to any other person the above honorable discharge to entitle him this lieutenant from receiving the Rewards and Premiums Due him for his services as above
James Derrick
Sworn and subscribed before me this 31 st day of Dec. 1818 Thomas Carson
State of Pennsylvania of Alexander Murdoch Esq. Honorary of Washington County to the Common Pleas for said county Do Certify that Thomas Carson Esq. before whom the above depositions was taken is and was at the time a Justice of the peace in and for said county fully Commissioned as such and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts. For Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said court at Washington

Daniel Brainerd Esq. Bath County of Herkew New York
War Department Section of bounty lands Augst 3 1879
Sir,
In reply to your several enquiries respecting Revolut. land claims — I have to inform you, that a warrant was issued in the name of John Beall of the Massachusetts line for 100 acres — 25 th March 1780.
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I know all men by these presents that I James Derrick of Washington County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hath made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make constitute and appoint, and in my place and stead put and Deputy my Trusty Friend Thomas Patterson Esquire of County and Commonwealth aforesaid my True and lawful Attorney for me and in my name, place and stead, to ask Demand and Draw my United States Military Bounty lands at the war office in the Federal City of the United States of America and to do all other lawful acts and things Whatsoever concerning the Premises as fully in every Respect as I myself might or could do if I were Personally present, Ratifying and allowing all and Whatsoever my said Attorney shall in my name Lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the Premises by Virtue of these presents, In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal November 15 th 1817
James Mitchell Myr. Cunningham
James Derrick Seal
Washington County ss. Personally before me Wallace one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Washington Came the above named James Derrick & acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be his free Act & Deed I do swear that true this just may be given to the same as acknowledged before me this 15 day November 1817
Wallace

State of Pennsylvania } Alexander M c Curdoch Secretary of Washington County } the Court of Common Pleas for said County Do certify that William Wallace Esq r , before whom the within Power of Attorney appears to have been acknowledged is and was at the time a Jus- tice of the Peace of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Washington the 18 th Day of November A.D. 1817
Alexander M c Curdoch Pro

Affidavit Samuel C. Seely Esq before D. W. Durgman Esq
Septem r 5 th 1817
James Denche 1 st Jersey line
M. p. No 766

Common Wealth of Pennsylvania } We remembered that on the 10 th Day Pike County } of September 1817 Personally came before me Daniel M. Dingman Esq r one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the said County of Pike General Samuel C Seely Esq r who having been duly sworn before me according to law Doth depose and say that he served in the late revolutionary War to the end of it, that he was an Officer in the first Regiment of the State of New Jersey commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden in Captain William Piatt's Company and that James Derreck now in his presence before me is to the best of his knowledge and me- mory the identical person who served with and under him in said Company to the close of the War, with credit to himself and service to his Country and that he the said Samuel C Seely Esq r Believes that he was Honorably Discharged and for that his Deposition saith not -
Samuel C Seely
Sworn before me the day and date above written Nathl. my hand and Seal. and Subscribed -
Danl M. Dingman
I do hereby certify that Genl. Samuel C Seely is an Hono- rable of mine and hath been for many years and that the above full faith and credit may be given to the above affida- vit given under my hand at Dingman's choice in Pike County the above date -
Danl M. Dingman

Pike County, Pa.
I Dan Dimmick Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Pike and Recorder of Deeds in & for the same County DO certify that Daniel W. Dingman within named is one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Pike duly commissioned and qualified as such as by the Records of his Commission and Qualification duly recorded in the Recorders office and from the Records of the Court of Common Pleas fully appears and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said office at Milford this 15 th day of September A.D. 1817
Dan Dimmick Proth y & Recorder