Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16717, Jonathan Clayton, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
blayton, Jonathan
NUMBER
S. 16717
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1007 New York 24.459
Son of Nathan Clayton of Montgomery Co in the State of New York who was a 1st Platoon in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Holmes. in the N.Y. Line: time for 8 mos for 16 " Enlist
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 186 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of March 1834 and sent to State Potter Minerva
Arrears to the 14th of March 1834 $559.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1834 - 93.33 $653.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 130

Stearns Jonathan Clayton's pension papers
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State of New York - Montgomery County ss. Personally appeared before me John Hand one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Montgomery on the 24 th day of September 1832. Hendrick Van der Beek of Florida in said County aged Seven- ty two Years. who being by me duly sworn, saith he is well & intimately acquainted with Jonathan Clayton of said town an Applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. that he knows the said Jonathan Clayton was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War from about the 20 th of January 1777 until the close of the said War in 1783. that he & the said Jonathan belonged to the same Company of Militia during the time above mentioned commanded a part of the time by Captain Hendrick Smock & a part of the time by Captain Van Cleef. who was promoted from Lieutenant in said Company. that the said Jonathan was a part of the time an Ensign in said Company. that this Company was attached to the first Regiment of Monmouth Militia commanded by Col. Holmes. that this Regiment were on actual duty under arms for about nine months in every year. one half at a time. as follows each Company were divided, & one half the Company served one month on guard along the frontier or seaboard at different places. and the next month the other half of the Company came to their relief & served their monthly tour. and so continued except when the whole Regiment were called out in cases of alarm or to join the main army. that the places where they were so stationed are garrisons

are Sandy Hook, Shrewsbury, Longbranch Monmouth and the whole seaboard in Monmouth County, but the order of the places and times of serving he cannot now recollect, but that the said Jonathan Clayton took his regular turns of Monthly Duty during the said time & served as above stated
The word "was" interlined in 8th line 1st page the word "and" scratched & blotted 2nd line 2nd page before sworn to
Hendrick Vanderwerker
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
John Hand one of the Judges of the Montgomery County Courts
I the above named John Hand before whom the above affidavit was taken do certify that Hendrick van Derwerker who subscribed & swore to the said affidavit is a credible person & entitled to belief seated this fourth day of November 1833.
John Hand a Judge of the Montgomery County Courts

State of New York
Montgomery County. ss. On this Nineteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Montgomery now sitting Jonathan Clayton a resident of the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and State of New York aged Seventy three 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he the said Jonathan Clayton was born on the 17 th day of April in the Year 1759 at the town of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, that he has a record of his age which was kept by his father in a sermon Book. that he entered the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as he thinks sometime in the Month of June in the Year 1776 at Monmouth New Jersey, in a Company Commanded by Captain John Henderson, and was attached to a Regiment Commanded by Col David Forman (afterwards General Forman.) Thomas Henderson Lieut. Col. & Major Parker. that he entered this Company by enlistment or as a volunteer. that he cannot testify whether this Company were considered regular troops or Militia that he served in this Company as he thinks rising five months. that after he entered this Company they were Marched to New York from thence to Brooklyn which was the usual place of rendezvous. from Brooklyn to Flatbush & Fort Washington while stationed there was in the battle at Haerlem heights. was Marched from thence to White Plains with the Army was in that Battle. Continued from thence up the North River Crossed the river at Kings Ferry. thence down the river to Haverstraw remained there a few days. & were removed from thence to Hackensack New Jersey. from thence to Fort Lee. before they arrived they heard the news that Fort Washington was taken by the British. while at Fort Lee the British Army landed both above & below them, & were permitted to take the Fort without much resistance the Americans continued to retreat. recollects no farther incidents in particular during this service, was dismissed as he thinks sometime in November. during this term he served as a private soldier. That on or about the 20 th of January 1777 he volunteered as a private soldier at Monmouth New Jersey in a Company of Militia Commanded by Captain Hendrick Snoek. Lieutenant Benjamin van Clief. and attached to the first =

Regiment of Monmouth Militia Commanded by Col Asher Holmes and that he served in this Company & in the Service of the United States from that time until the Close of the War in the Year 1783. that during this period he was in the Battle of Germantown in October 1777. with the Jersey Militia under the Command of General Forman. was also in the battle at Monmouth in June 1778 with that part of the Army under the Command of General Morgan, that he was in several slight Skirmishes while guarding the frontier along the sea board with foraging parties of British & Tories. was stationed at different times during the war at Middletown. Sandy Hook Shrewsbury Longbranch Monmouth & other places cannot recollect the order of their Marches. in the Year 1779 he received a Commission of Ensign in this Company from William Livingston Governor of New Jersey. Benjamin van Clief was promoted to Captain. Louis van Derbeer, Lieutenant. & himself Ensign & that he served as Ensign from that time until the end of the Revolutionary War, that he has no other Documentary Evidence of his Service except his Commission. that after the war he resided in Monmouth until about the Year 1790. Since that time he has resided in the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery. That Hendrick van Derbeer of Florida aforesaid served in the same Company last mentioned as first Sergeant & by him he can also prove his services. 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
(Sworn to & Subscribed the day & Year aforesaid)
He further declares that during the last period of his Service from the said 20 th January 1777 he cannot give the regular order of his Movements in Service but that about nine Months in every Year the Company was divided and each half took their Monthly tours of duty in actual Service at the several places above mentioned. averaging at least four Months of actual duty in each Year. That he is known by the Reverend James Stevenson & John French both residents of Florida who can certify to his Character
Jonathan Clayton
Subscribed & sworn the day & Year aforesaid The word "sworn to & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid" 9 lines above put in brackets & superfluous words stricken out

Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
We James Stephenson a Clergyman residing in the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and John French residing in the town of Florida in the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Johnathan Clayton who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be Seventy three Years of Age, - 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 the day & Year aforesaid
James Stephenson John French
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 Certify that it appears to them that James Stephenson who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and that John French who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Montgomery do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the Application of Johnathan Clayton for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Said Court this 20th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York
Montgomery County ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in for said County Jonathan Clayton who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively 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 Ye Mo Ds " 5. 00, Five Months I served as a private soldier under Captain Henderson in the Year 1776. - In the Year 1777. in my monthly terms of duty (which were regularly every alternate month for about nine months in the Year besides the musters on alarms, but the particular month or the order of march or place " 4. " stationed. I cannot now remember) I served four months as a private soldier under Captain Smock. In the Year 1778 I served in monthly " 4. " terms of duty in like manner & in the same Company four months " 4. " as a private soldier. In the Year 1779. I served four months as 1. 7. 0 a private soldier in monthly terms of duty in the same Company. Private. In the Year 1780 I served as an Ensign under Captain Van " 4. " Cleef in monthly terms of duty four months In the Year 4. 1781. I served as an Ensign in monthly terms of duty four months " 4. " in the same Company. And in the Year 1782. I served four months 4. as Ensign in monthly terms of duty in the same Company and in 1. 4. 0 the Year 1783 he believes he served some of his monthly terms but can Ensign not say how many. That the above enumerated services were performed in either the field, garrison, or in marches at or to some of the places enumerated in his declaration. and during the said times so mentioned he was not employed in any civil pursuit And for such above mentioned service he claims a pension
Subscribed & sworn this 17 th day of May 1853 before me (the word "and" in 8 th line omitted the word "but" erased in 10 th line before sworn to.)
Jonathan Clayton
James Voorhies, Justice of the Peace

State of New York Montgomery County Clerk's office
ss: George D. Ferguson, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgo- mery County, do hereby certify that James V. Doolittle, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County. And that I am well acquain- ted with the hand writing of said Justice I verily believe that his name subscribed to the within affidavit is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 24th May 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson

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South on Bluffton Munigemery Co N York
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Admunt Ensign 16mrs Private 8 "n" 24
20.00 1.00 186.46
Altt Potter Minaville

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Oct. 23 d 1883
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 subjjoined 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. Those 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 Smith on Blagden
   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.     1776 " Rising " 5 no 5 Private Capt Thode Col Fortman 73 yrs as Monmouth Is a certificate of a Bluey...   20th July 77 X 1777 to 83 1 Reg t Monmouth Col Smith New Jersey Living in street of his Commission as an Ensign   Close of the war as a Militia Man Col Holmes Col Von Clief  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
X From 77 to close of the war served in militia - was at Battle of Germantown - Monmouth.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above, provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[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 [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[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.
Witness not certified credible

January 9, 1940
Lois M. Jordan Order Department Minneapolis Public Library Hennepin Avenue at Tenth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota
BA-J/AWF Jonathan Clayton S. 16717
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Clayton who was pensioned while a resident of Montgomery County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 16717, based upon service of Jonathan Clayton in the War of the Revolution.
Jonathan Clayton was born April 17, 1759 in Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not given.
Jonathan Clayton volunteered in Monmouth, New Jersey, sometime in June, 1776, served five months as private in Captain John Henderson's company, Colonel David Forman's New Jersey regiment, and was in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains. He volunteered January 20, 1777, served in monthly tours as private, four months, was in the battle of Germantown, in monthly tours in 1778, four months as private, was in the battle of Monmouth, in 1779 in monthly tours as private, four months, these tours were in Captain Hendrick Smock's company, Colonel Asher Holmes' New Jersey regiment; he was commissioned November 1, 1779, ensign in Captain Benjamin Van Cleve's company, Colonel Asher Holmes' regiment, and continued to serve in monthly

tours as ensign in 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783. During the service he was in several skirmishes with the British and Tories.
Jonathan Clayton lived in Monmouth, New Jersey, until sometime in 1790, when he moved to Florida, Montgomery County, New York. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, then a resident of Florida, New York.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the exact date of death of the pensioner, it is suggested that you apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Jonathan Clayton Certificate # 34959 Issued March 26, 1834 Rate $186.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ORDER DEPARTMENT HENNEPIN AVENUE AT TENTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
CARL VITZ LIBRARIAN
LOIS M. JORDAN HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
December 13, 1939
United States Government Pension Office Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am writing to ask if you can give me the pension certificate number of Jonathan Ives Clayton , who is listed as a Revolutionary pensioner in the Senate Documents Pension Roll, First Session, 23d Congress, Page 346, under Montgomery County, New York. He was placed on the pension roll March 26, 1834. Commencement of his pension was March 4, 1831, at the age of 74. He died April 6, 1840.
I shall be very grateful to you if you can send me this information.
Enclosed is a stamp . If there is any charge, I shall be glad to remit it upon receipt of a bill.
Very truly yours,
Lois M. Jordan
Head of Order Department
LMJ:MW
no stamps enclosed when rec in Rev 77812 has back - 7

16. 717 INVALID.
1940-Jan 9-Next to Fois m. Jordan Co.
File No. 16717
Jonathan Clayton Ensign Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 431
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE STATE OF NEW-JERSEY,
TO Jonathan Clayton Esquire GREETING:
WHEREAS it hath been certified to His Excellency WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief of this State, that you have been duly chosen by the _____ Company of Militia in _____ in the County of Monmouth (being the _____ Company in the first Regiment _____ of the said County, whereof Asher Holmes _____ Esquire, is Colonel) to be Ensign _____ of the said Company; you are therefore to take the said Company of Militia into your Charge and Care as Ensign _____ thereof, and duly to exercise both Officers and Soldiers of the said Company in Arms: And as they are hereby directed to obey you as their Ensign _____ you are likewise to obey and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from your Colonel or other your superior Officer or Officers; and for your so doing this shall be your Commission. IN TESTIMONY whereof the Great Seal of the said State is hereunto affixed: Witness WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Esquire, Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of New-Jersey , and Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same, at Trenton the first _____ Day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine
Wm Livingston
By His Excellency's Command, Benj: Reed Secy