Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6,253, Samuel Deal, Penn.

SERVICE
Cenn
NUMBER
W. 6,253
Deal, Samuel
or
Jeal,
or
Dhiel, or Diehl, or Diel
Isabella
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9329 New Jersey
Sam l Real (2)
Salem N.J. in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Weaver - of the Reg t commanded by Col Hampton in the Pennsylvania line for 3 Years -
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May 1833 and sent to Ad Rakin Salem N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 — $ 160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 40
$200.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by McCromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 108

State of New Jersey County of Salem
On this twenty 28 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before me the subscriber an of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Salem, Samuel Deal (alias Shiel alias Deight alias Dill) a resident of said County aged 75 years or thereabouts, who being first lawfully sworn in according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 under Capt. Weaver. (Jacob Weaver he believes was his name) & served in the 10 th Regt. of the Pennsylvania line, in the Regular or Continental Service. That he enlisted for three years or during the War. And served under one Col. Hampton, or Hampton. And served as a soldier full four years or longer. That he was engaged at the Battle of Red Bank, and in other engagements & skirmishes, which he is at this time unable to designate. That he enlisted in the Town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and marched principally in that State & in New Jersey, and was during the whole time in the command of Genl. Nathl. Greene. That Capt. Weaver under whom he enlisted, was taken prisoner, the Company to which he was attached was then commanded by one Francis White, who was severely wounded by some of the Rebels during the revolt of the Pennsylvania line. That this deponent nursed and attended him during a long illness & confinement caused by said wounds, until he was removed to Philadelphia, where this deponent was discharged by his friends & Colonel, and which discharge has been unfortunately lost to him. And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the pension and he declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed this his 28 th day of Sept 1832 before me Samuel T. Deal mark Merriman Smith, Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Salem

I Merriam Smith one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Salem do hereby certify that Samuel Neal, alias Neal, alias Phil, Nick or Nick, who made the foregoing declaration underneath before me, could not from bodily infirmity attend at the Court setting in Salem at this time but his from illness confined to his bed. And do hereby declare my opinion that the foregoing names of Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states.
Dated Sept 27th 1832
Merriam Smith Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Salem

State of New Jersey County of Salem S.S.
On this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Salem Isabella Teal a resident of Salem in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey aged sixty five years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed February 28 th 1853, extending the grants heretofore made by the acts granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, which were passed July 7. 1838, - March 3. 1843. June 17. 1844. and on the 2 nd of February 1848. under which act of February 28 th 1853 she claims half pay and pension from the 4 th of March 1836. to the present time, and onward at the rate of $80 per year as the widow of Samuel Teal or Deal deceased, who was a Soldier of the revolutionary army and drew a pension of $96 per year for some time prior to his death: a balance of which being due after his death she has received, which facts will fully appear by reference to the records of the pension department about the year 1835.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Teal on the twenty first day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty eight by Anthony Nelson a Justice of the peace in the County of Salem New Jersey (that her name before said marriage was Isabella Newman) that her said husband died at his residence in Salem County of New Jersey on the thirtieth day of December eighteen hundred

and thirty four in the seventy sixth year of his age that the said Samuel Seal left no children under sixteen years of age living at the time of his decease and that she is still a widow and has not been married since his decease, and is now at this time a widow, and that she is now unable to appear before the court by reason of the infirmities of old age and bodily disability and that she is the identical person that applied for and received the balance of pension due him at the time of his death; and that proof of his death, and of her marriage already appears upon affidavits filed early in the year 1835 for the balance as above stated.
Isabella her  X Seal mark
Sworn and subscribed to, on the day and year first above written; and I hereby certify that I believe the said Isabella Seal is the identical person that she claims to be and is the widow of Samuel Seal. that she is unable to appear before the court to make affidavit by reason of bodily infirmity and old age, - and that she is worthy of credit as well in courts of justice as elsewhere
Joseph Kingsley
State of New Jersey County of Salem ss
On this ninth day of February A D Eighteen hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me a Judge of the court of Common pleas in and for the county of Salem. Daniel Sarman

State of New Jersey County of Salem 19.
On this ninth day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county William H. Nelson who alleging himself to be conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, and being duly affirmed according to law, on his solemn affirmation, saith, that he was well acquainted with the said Samuel Seal deceased and his widow the said Isabella Seal, that he lived neighbours to them not far off, that on the occasion of his said Seal's marriage he went to the house in company with his uncle Anthony Nelson who performed the ceremony, and was in an adjoining room while the marriage was being solemnized: - that he was also present at the funeral of said Samuel Seal, and that the the deponent Isabella Seal is the identical widow of Samuel Seal and has not been married since his death, and that the said Samuel Seal is the same person that received a pension from the United States for services in the Revo- lutionary war: and that he has no interest whatsoever in said claim
William H. Nelson
affirmed to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written: and I certify that Wm H Nelson is a credible witness, and worthy of belief in courts of record or elsewhere
Joseph H. Hill Judge

who being duly sworn according to law declares that he was well acquainted with Samuel Seal during his life time as well as the said Isabella Seal his widow, and knew them to live together as man and wife, and that he knows that the said Samuel Seal is deceased that he died on the thirtieth day of December Eighteen thirty four, and that he remembers well being at his funeral, and has seen the date often, upon his tombstone in the Baptist churchyard in Salem; and that he knows that the said Isabella Seal who makes the foregoing declaration is the Identical person who is the widow of said Samuel Seal, and that she is now a widow and has never been married since Samuel Seal's death; and that said Samuel Seal was the Identical person who received a pension as she the said Isabella has in her affidavit hereto stated; and that I know these facts from the most intimate acquaintance and observation; and that I am not interested as a party in her claim no more than to assist in her getting her due.
Daniel Gorman
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I certify that the above witness is a man worthy of credit and belief as well in courts of Justice as elsewhere.
Joseph Kille Judge

(copy) Samuel Teal } I Anthony Nelson are of the to } Justices of the peace in and for Isabella Garman } said the county of Salem do hereby certify that on the twenty first day of January A D Eighteen hundred and twenty eight I did marry Samuel Teal and Isabella Garman and then did pronounce man & wife agreeably to Law.
Rec d January twenty third A D  Eighteen hundred and twenty eight & recorded Newell Clark
Salem county ss I Samuel Copner do depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the (Court of) Common pleas &c of the county of Salem and State of New Jersey, and that the above is a true extract from the records of marriages as the same is recorded in Book 13. of marriages page 269. in this office except the date of the year of the marriage other of the date of the Clerk's note of registry - which are upon said record in legible figures as follows "A D 1828 and Jany 19 th 23 rd "A D 1828" and that the name therein written Garman is identical and the same as Garman, being often written in both ways. - and that the persons in this case are to my own personal knowledge the same Samuel Teal and Isabella Teal mentioned in the foregoing affidavits Samuel Copner Clerk Sworn and subscribed before me this 10 day of march A D 1853 and I certify that said Samuel Copner is the

clerk of said county, and that he is a Credible Witness. — Joseph Hill Judge
Dalton County Ss.
On this 31 st day of March A.D. 1853 personally came before me Jonathan Belton who being duly affirmed according to law, declares that he well knew Samuel Seal during his life, as well as his widow Isabella now living still a widow since his death; — and that he knows said Samuel Seal was a revolutionary Pensioner while he lived and that he drew his pension in the name of Samuel Seal , which will appear by reference to the registry thereof being "N o 9329- in Book E. Vol 3. page 108 wherein the same may be found, and that from his personal knowledge of the circumstances of the case (of which he became acquainted at the time said Seal was receiving his pension, and also of the fact that his widow attempted after his death to make application for a pension, and was unable to succeed because she was married subsequent to the year 1800, and because she did receive the unpaid balance due him at the time of his death upon application made therefor, all which facts it is believed will also fully appear by reference to the proper records.) He has no hesitation whatever in saying that the said Isabella Seal hereby applying is the widow of the said Samuel Seal otherwise called Seal , and is justly entitled under the present laws to a pension, and that I have no interest or claim whatever in this appli- -cation or pension if received. — Jonathan Belton

affirmed and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I do hereby certify that I believe the said Jonathan Pelton to be a credible Witness and that his statement is true.
Joseph Pills Judge
State of New Jersey County of Salem ss
I Samuel C. Cramer Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Salem do hereby Certify that Joseph Pills whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavits is now and was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are worthy of full faith and credit & that said county court is a court of record having general jurisdiction.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Salem in the county of Salem this thirty first day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three.
Samuel Cramer Clerk

6253
Application of an only heir of a Deceased Revolutionary Soldier for illegal fees charged by a Dishonest Pension Agent
(17)
County of Cumberland } State of New Jersey } ss.
I Daniel Serman residing on Laurel Street Bridgeton Cumberland County New Jersey do on my solemn oath declare that I am the only heir of my mother Mrs Isabella Seal alias Deal who was the widow of Mr Samuel Seal alias Deal who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; I also declare that during the fourteen years intervening between March 1855 and March 1869 the date of my Mother's death, Mr Charles C. Clark a Pension Agent in Salem N. Jersey acted as my Mother's agent in the collection of or reception of my Mother's Semi- Annual Pension Premium and charged her at the rate of Twenty six dollars per year. I also declare that when Mr C. C. Clark began to act as my Mother's agent in March 1855; he told her that the Annual Pension of ninety six dollars per year which she had been receiving through other Pension Agents previously, had been cut down by Congress to eighty dollars per year and out of that sum he charged her ten dollars per year for the collection of or reception of the Pension Premium.
I also declare that during the last eighteen months of her life Mrs Isabella Seal resided in Bridgeton N. Jersey and therefore the last three three semi-annual Premiums that were due to her were forwarded to her by mail by checks made

made payable on the Salem National Bank Salem A. Leray and the sum of thirty five dollars per annum six months or seventy dollars per year was sent to her instead of ninety six dollars per year.
I also declare from actual personal knowledge that Mrs. Isabella Deal alias Deal did not receive at any time during the period that Mr. C. C. Clarke acted as her agent more than thirty seventy dollars per year.
I therefore claim that Mr. C. C. Clarke has violated the laws of Congress of the United States of America and I as the only heir demand from him the following sum.
I also hereby appoint C. G. Belden H. S. Gannett City A. Leray my Attorney to prosecute this Application.
   The Sum Demanded.     $26 per year for 21 years or from March 1855 to March 1876 $ 58.76   26 per year " 20 " " 1856 1876 57.20   26 per year " 19 years " " 1857 1876 55.64   26 " years " 18 " 1858 1876 54.08   26 " years " 17 " 1859 1876 52.52   26 " years " 16 " 1860 1876 50.96   26 " years " 15 " 1861 1876 49.40   26 " years " 14 " 1862 1876 47.84   26 " years " 13 " 1863 1876 46.28   26 " years " 12 " 1864 1876 44.72   26 " years " 11 " 1865 1876 43.16   26 " years " 10 " 1866 1876 41.60   26 " years " 9 " 1867 1876 40.04   26 " years " 8 " 1868 1876 38.48   40.68  
Six hundred and forty dollars & sixty eight cents
Daniel Terman Signature Applicant

Application for Patent
by
Samuel Deal alias Feul, alias Huel, dihlen diel
Coma
2 years prior
80 $
Samuel Deal alias Feul, alias Huel, dihlen diel

State of New Jersey County of Salem
Margaret Mulford being duly sworn did depose & say, that she is about fifty five years of age and resides in Roads Farm Cumberland County N.J. that she is the sister of Samuel Deal, commonly called Samuel Deal, and that she distinctly remembers the Revolutionary War, and that during said War, she heard her Father say, on returning from the American Camp, that Samuel had enlisted, and had enlisted during the War, and appeared to be angry, because he had not finished his apprenticeship, and had not paid his time due: That she remembers Samuel's coming home, after his discharge, he came home in a Soldier's dress, and said that she frequently heard the family talking about his time in the Army, during the War, and particularly his older Brother who frequently expressed his fears about his safety - And this deponent has no doubt but that the said Samuel Deal served as an enlisted Soldier during that War, from what she heard from her family during that period, and what she saw herself - Taken & sworn to in open Court
Sept 27 A D 1832
Margaret X Mulford
Saml L. Smith Presiding Judge of Court
Merriam Smith Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Salem

I Joseph Kille Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that Memorials with Encls before whom the Application of Samuel Seal was made and heard is one of the records of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in for the County of ... and that the disposition of Margaret Seal was taken in Open Court. And that the foregoing contains the original proceedings & in the matter of the application of Samuel Seal. alias Seal, alias, David, Beck or Bird for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty fourth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty -
Joseph Kille clerk

no 11 65
Samuel Deal, alias Deal alias Duel, Duhl or Dieb - N.J.
cont
with return case
Alphonso Eakin agent - Salem New Jersey

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. 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 Samuel Deal, of Salem Co. New Jersey
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1777 full 4 longer Private Capt Beane Francis Gohute Colo Lupton or Hampton Genl Anthony Wayne Monmouth other Engagements & skirmishes not designated Principally in the State of Pennsylvania & New Jersey Town of Salem Co. Pennsylvania Incidental  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 day 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 [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.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 36

WIDOW, &c.
62 53.
Isabella Seal or Seal
With
Sam l Seal or Seal
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Samuel Teal or Deal - P.O. -
Penn line - (1)
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of New Jersey near end of road

JA Littleton (20)
Department of the Interior,
PENSION OFFICE,
Special Service Division,
March 13 th , 1876.
Respectfully referred to the Hon. Commissioner for reference to the Secretary of the Interior on the point of the suspension from practice as an attorney before this Department of Charles C Clark of Salem N.J. upon charges made under oath that he retained illegal fees in Revolutionary Pension case No 588.
J. M. L. Barnes Chief of Special Service Division.

Charges of 10 per year under 4 Acts prior miss. to law of 1872 no action required
5-8 5-2 62 5-33
file in case Revolutionary
Isabella Seal
alias Seal

(18) Department of the Interior,
PENSION OFFICE, FINANCE DIVISION,
Mch. 1, 76 1872.
Respectfully referred to Chief of SSO and attention invited to enclosed letter in case of Isabella Seal, alias Seal # 6,253,
Revolutionary War
C
J. K. Sprague acting Chief of Finance Division.

DEPARTMENTAL TELEGRAPH LINES,
EXCLUSIVELY FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
Department of the Interior,
PENSION OFFICE,
3/13, 1876
From
To Mr L B
Yes
Atty Desk
Respectfully referred to the Hon. Commissioner for refer- to the Secretary of the Interior as the result of the suspension from practice as an attorney before the Dept. of Charles C. Clark, of Salem N.J. upon charges made under oath to be returned illegal fees in his pension case No 588.

Revolutionary Patriotic Warrior of 1776 Isabella Lee widow of Samuel Lee of Alexandria
Her descendant John Lee

Payment to be made at Trenton by P. Dickinson Esq Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New Jersey
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 99. Vol. A.
Henry P. Wightman Clerk.

Duplicate Department of the Interior.
(14)
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feb- mary 3, 1853,
Isabella Neal, alias Deal
widow of Samuel Neal, alias Deal who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Sixty dollars and 62 1/2 cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. This certificate in lieu of one dated June 4 th 1853
Given at the Department of the Interior, thirty second day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four
Richard A. Bell Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
S. M. M. [Signature] Commissioner of Pensions.

Salem N.J. May 26 1854
Sir:
In the case of Isabella Seal "alias Seal", - To whom a "Certificate" for Pension of "Eighty dollars" per annum was granted June 1, 1853. which said Certificate was lost or stolen:
The Enclosed being a Duplicate thereof, issued May 22 nd 1854, for the sum of "Forty Dollars" being only one half of the Original Amount in the former Certificate, granted; presuming it to be a mistake, I return it to you, for correction.
Very Respectfully
Chas D. Fishcraft agent, Salem N.J.
To: G. P. Waldo Esq Commissioner of Pensions &c Department of the Interior Washington City D.C.

(15) Brief in the case of Isabella Teal, widow of Samuel Teal, alias Deal, Salem County and State of New Jersey, act 3 d February, 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Infusbrain was a pensioner, under the Act of 7 th June, 1832. Marriage proven by second divorce, parole proof certified to be credible.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Wm L. Cleave, Esq., Salem, N. Jersey.
Name and residence of Agent
D. C. Boynton,
Examining Clerk.

Salem Or July 18
Free
Robt. Richards Rusk
Revolutionary Claims } Washington D.C.
S. Hall. on 21 July 1878 at 9 o'clock.
559.
563.

563.
552.
S. Teal.
no. 21 July 1878
ack. 2 apts.

(4) Salem N.J. July 18. 1898
Hon. A. Root,
Sir,
Inclosed You will receive the claim of Paul Peab for Revolutionary Services
He can furnish any additional evidence of his identity & service, but respecting the Bounty of $80 Wold etc. he can give no acct. of it, he is extremely ignorant & says he never heard any thing about it.
Letters addressed to him at the Post office in this place will reach him safely.
With respect
Yours
Leago Thompson

R P Thompson. for. S Teal — 563, Rec. 19 Feb 1829.
Salem Jan 9 16

Salem in february 16
R. P. Thompson. for J. T. L. - 563, No. 19 Feb 1829.

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Hon. Richard Rush
City of Washington

Hon Richard Rush
Sir,
(2) Salem N.J. 16 Feb. 1828.
Samuel Seal an aged citizen of this county applied through the my late father for pecuniary aid under the act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" Since then he has called and showed me the circular of the Department in which more testimony is required to substantiate his claim to the benefits of the act.
He is anxious to avail himself of the kind offer of the department to receive "a list from the papers and residence of the officers which were at the period of his service in the war in command of troops enlisted at Lancaster in Pennsylvania."
He has just received some information which with the requests of the department will I hope enable him to meet the requirement of the act.
Shall I request Sir that the desired information may be furnished to my address in Philadelphia where I shall be during the last of this and first of next week procuring information on this subject.
With Great respect.
John Brant
Richd. L. Thompson No 57 Pine street. Philad a

Salem in 9 23 H. Clancy
Free
Thomas Sinnickson Esq.
Representative in Congress
Washington City

February 20 th 1829
(7)
Dear Sir
Permit me to trouble you with some having for an old Soldier viz Samuel Deal who has made his dec- laration which is now in the office of Mr Rush who states in this letter herewith transmitted to you, Mr Deal formerly went by the name of Deal & he thinks intitled by that name if Mr Rush would take the trouble of searching for that name perhaps he might find some proof to aid him in obtaining the Pension as applied for
If after all nothing should appear please get Mr Rush to give the names and residence of such officers of the line and regiment which he represented himself to be long as are known to be living so that he may be able to obtain that information which is necessary to aid him in the premises
Thomas Simmerson Esq. Your very Respectfully James Newell
NB please send back the printed letter

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
(5)
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August. 2. 1878
Samuel Teal + of Elizaburrough , in the County of Salem , ————— in the State of New Jersey , has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private ————— in captain 10 th 's company, in the regiment of the Pennsylvania . line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing —————
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. D. Kimball.
+ The claimant believes his name is on the Rolls as Deal.
The name of Samuel Deal TREASURY DEPARTMENT, cannot be found on the Penn- sylvania line - March 2 nd 1829
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 8. August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _____ in the _____
It further appears that _____ is now on the pension list of the _____ agency, and has been so since the _____ at the rate of _____ dollars per month.
The name of Samuel Teal cannot be found among those of the Pennsylvania line to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued -
Peter Hagemann And
errata

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
6 September 1828.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Samuel Teal , under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution.
Richard Roth.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
Penn. Line - not returned
War Department Bounty Land Office 18 Sep 1828.
Samuel Teal a soldier of the Penn. Line, is not returned as entitled to land from the U. States, or has a warrant issued for him.
E. Stephens

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# 6253

Hon. Richard Rush
Secretary of Treasury
Washington

House of Rep s
26 th February 1829
Hon ble Richard Rush
Dr Sir
I have enclosed to you  a letter the within papers in behalf of an Old Soldier, you will observe that he says he former- ly went by the name of Deal, any information that you can give on the subject will be thank- -fully acknowledged
Be pleased to return the within to me, and any information on the subject, if convenient, during the present week
Respectfully your Obed t Serv t Thomas Linnickson
Salem N.J.

Application for Mr Daniel German
For sum of $640.68
from Mr H. C. Clarke
a Disbursed Pension of yours
at Salem N. Jersey.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this Fifth day of February A. D. 1876 and I certify that Mr Daniel German is a true and a credible witness and I have no interest in the Prosecution of this Application.
Edward White Deponent Clerk of Orphans Court Cont. Co. St. L. Off. ch. m. etc.

Power of Attorney
Isabella Seal
to
William L Allevans

Know all men by these presents that I Isabella Seal of the town and county of Salem in the State of New Jersey (widow of Samuel Seal late of said county deceased) have and by these presents do constitute, ordain make and appoint William L. O'Leaver of the town county and state aforesaid my true and lawful attor- -ney for me and in my name to prosecute all claim which I have or which may legally arise to me by virtue of the provisions of any act of Congress now already passed or hereafter to be enacted whereby I may or have already become entitled to a pension from the United States as the widow of said Samuel Seal or Deed deceased who was a Pensioner of the Revolutionary war and particularly all R. demands and receive any arrearages which may be now due me by virtue of any act of congress for account of said pension, and to use all lawful means for me in obtaining testimony to establish my claim and to do and perform all other acts and things concerning the same which may be required of me, as fully as every respect as I could do in my own name and person; And I do hereby ratify and confirm all such acts and proceedings of his as fully as though I had been personally present and did the same,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of February AD 1853
Sealed and delivered in the presence of } John Thompson } Isabella her Seal marks
Salem county New Jersey ss. }
On this fifth day of February AD 1853 personally came before me Isabella Seal the

grantor of the foregoing power of attorney, and the contents thereof being made known to her in my presence. She acknowledged that she signed sealed and delivered the same as her voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
John Thompson Intd Rec.
State of New Jersey County of Salem ss.
I Samuel Cooper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Salem do hereby certify that John Thompson whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Certificate of acknowledgment, is now and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are worthy of full faith and credit, and that said court is a court of record having general jurisdiction.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Salem this tenth day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three, and that said John Thompson is now at March 21. 1853 a Justice of the peace duly commissioned & sworn worthy of credit as such Justice.
Samuel Cooper Clerk
Salem County ss § I William L Cleaver do hereby swear that I have no interest claim or demand, in the above application for Pension either by agreement, promise, or otherwise, and that there has been no pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer of any right, claim or interest in any way granted to me on account of said pension by said Widow or any other person or persons and that I do not know that the same has been so disposed of to any other person.
Sworn & Supp. endorsed before me March 24 1853
John Thompson Intd Rec. William L Cleaver

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th day of May 1828, I Samuel Feab of Elsincorough in the County of Salem in the State of New Jersey do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution at Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1777 for and during the war under Capt. Treaver and continued in its service until its termi- nation; at which period I was a private in said Company in the 10 th Reg t of the Line
I also declare that I was sent to Little York after peace was declared, where I was given a certificate for a certain sum of money (how much not recollected) which I sold in Philadelphia do not know whether it was for the reward of Eighty dollars never having known any thing about a commutation or what it meant.
And I further declare that I was not on the 15 th day of March 1828 on the Pension list of the United States.
Salem N.J. June 30. 1828
Witness
Hedge Thompson
his Samuel X Feab
Mark.

Salem in the county of Salem in the State of New Jersey I, the undersigned  Anthony Nelson of the said County who did make Oath that Samuel Seale by whom the within declaration is subscribed is generally reputed to have been in the Army of the Revolution as therein stated.
Anthony Nelson
Sworn and subscribed before me July 12 th 1828 Dalymore Harris J.P.
State of New Jersey
Salem County ss
Before me Dalymore Harris a justice of the peace in & for said County Samuel John Mayway who of the said County who did make oath that Samuel Seale by whom the within declaration is subscribed is generally reputed and by me known to have been in the army of the Revolution as therein stated
Sworn and subscribed before me June 30 th 1828
John his X Mayway Mark
Dalymore Harris J.P.
State of New Jersey Salem County ss
I James Newell Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Salem do hereby certify that Dalymore Harris before whom the foregoing deposi- tion has been taken is a justice of the peace in and for said County and that his name is enrolled as such in my office and that all his official acts as such are intitled to full faith and credit In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this seventh day of July 1828
James Newell

PENSION
Act of February 3 rd 1853
Mrs. Isabella Deal "alias Deal"
Widow of Samuel Deal "alias Deal"
Application for New Certificate &c.
Send duplicate pension Certificate to _____
Charles D. Ashcraft agent for Obtaining Pensions &c Salem New Jersey

County of Salem ss;
On this Seventeenth day of May A.D. 1854 Before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Salem, personally appeared Isabella Seal (Alias Deal) who on her oath, declares that she is the widow of Samuel Seal (Alias Deal) the same person who was a private in the Revolutionary War In the service of the United States." that her name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New Jersey - That she Received a Certificate of that fact under the Signature and Seal of the Secretary of the Interior; which Certificate on or about the First day of March A.D. 1854 or Before that time was lost by Samuel Cöpner her agent; whose affidavit of the fact appears below - And that she makes this as her Application for the purpose of procuring another Certificate, or duplicate of the one that is lost: which said Certificate was dated June 4 th 1853:
Sworn & Subscribed to, before me Isabella her Seal or Deal me, the day and year aforesaid: mark The word "then" was interlined before signing John M Brown Justice of the peace
County of Salem ss;
On this seventeenth day of May A.D. 1854, before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Salem, personally appeared Samuel Cöpner who on his oath saith, that he acted as agent, for Mrs Isabella Seal (Alias Deal) In procuring her pension due in September last 1853; and at her Request drew the papers necessary to obtain said Pension, which was duly received from Philoman Dickinson agent at Trenton, for the State of New Jersey, to pay Pensions: And at the request of the said Isabella Seal

(Alias Deal) he Retained the Certificate in his possession and the said Certificate is lost and nowhere to be found, and further that he has made a full & complete Search on several Occassions since the first of March last, for the purpose of procuring her half year pension then due; and Is Satisfied that it is lost, or destroyed, the said Certificate was dated "This 4 th day of June 1853" signed by R d McClelland Secretary of the Interior & G. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions - and in favor of Isabella Teal (alias Deal) Widow of Samuel Teal (Alias Deal), and the said Samuel Copner further saith that the said Isabella Teal (alias Deal) is still living and has not married, but remains the Widow of Samuel Teal (Alias Deal) deceased
Sworn & subscribed to before me S Samuel Copner the day and year aforesaid John Mc Brown Justice of the Peace
Salem County ss;
On this seventeenth day of May A.D., 1854 Before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace, for the County of Salem aforesaid: Personally Appeared Daniel Sarmen who on his Oath, doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Isabella Teal (alias Deal) (by whom the foregoing affidavit is subscribed) And have been for more than 20 years past and I know her to be the Identical person who is described in said affidavit - and further I know her to be the Identical person to whom a Certificate was granted for a pension. The said Certificate was granted to her as the Widow of Samuel Teal (alias Deal) I have seen said Certificate in her possession previous to its loss - She is still the Widow of Samuel Teal (alias Deal) and Resides in the Town of Salem, county & State aforesaid. Sworn & subscribed to, before me the day & year aforesaid John Mc Brown Justice of the peace } Daniel Serman

Sold by John C. Clark, 58 Dock St. Phila.
I John Mc Brown Justice of the peace in and for the County of Salem; Do hereby Certify that Daniel Sarman who made the foregoing deposition before me, is a person of veracity and worthy of belief, and further from My own knowledge, I know, Mrs Isabella Seal, to be the Identical person within named, Salem May 17th 1854. John Mc Brown Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey County of Salem ss;
I, Samuel Copner Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for In and for said County, do hereby Certify that John Mc Brown Esq, whose genuine Signature appears to the foregoing deposition's, and before whom the said deposition's was made, is now and, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Salem duly Commissioned and Sworn, that all his official acts as such are worthy of full faith and Credit as well in Courts of Justice as Elsewhere, And that the said County Court is a court of Record having General Jurisdiction.
In Witness Whereof I have hereto set My Hand and Affixed the Seal of said Court, at Salem this Eighteenth day of May AD Eighteen Hundred and fifty four. Samuel Copner Clerk