Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,007, Joseph Gray, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Gray, Joseph
S. L. 007
CONTENTS
carded

Order to pay 18 th Sep 1841.
Date of death not on A.B.
28074 New Jersey
Joseph Gray
Hunterdon Co in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Thatcher of the reg t commanded by Col. _____ in the N.J. Mil a for 7 months in 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Feb. 1834 — and sent to Peter D. Clark Flemington N.J.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept 1833 $58.33 Pensional allowance ending March 34 11.66 $70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Alison Clerk Book 8 Vol. 3 Page 112

State of New Jersey } County of Hunterdon } p:
On this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in the county of Hunterdon aforesaid Joseph Gray 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 course passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born in the Township of Amwell and county of Hunterdon aforesaid on the Eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty. That his age is recorded in his father family-bible now in the possession of deponent's son Isaac.
That he was called into the revolutionary service in the year 1775 before he was sixteen years of age then living in the Township of Amwell aforesaid as a substitute for his father Isaac Gray in the militia. As near as this deponent can recollect about the first of September of the year stated. That he then entered as a private in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Thatcher. That Captain Henry Bailey was lieutenant of said company as he thinks - but that he cannot recollect the name of the Ensign.
That he then marched in said company organized as stated to Smith's farms in the county of Middlesex in New Jersey. That there he was attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel David Chambers.

1. mo. and remained there one month. That he was then discharged and came home.
That immediately after this he joined in the Township of Amwell aforesaid a company commanded by Captain Arthur Gray. Elisha Barton, Lieutenant and marched again to Smith's Farms, where he was attached to the same Regiment commanded as before and remained there one month. Was then discharged and came home.
That in the winter of 1776 he joined a company commanded by Captain Cornelius Hoppock, Jacob Holcomb Lieutenant, Moses Stout, Ensign and marched to Woodbridge this side of Smith's Farms attached to the same Regiment as before. That this took place directly after the British had burned the Town of Woodbridge, and that he remained at this place one month. was Then discharged and came home.
That in the fall of 1776 after the British had taken the city of New York he joined a company commanded by Captain Charles Reading, Cornelius Polhemus Lieutenant and marched to Elizabeth Town where he remained a short time  very soon ; there he marched through Newark to Aquackanonk on the river Passaic where he completed the period of one month. Was then discharged and came home.
That in the winter of 1777 directly after the Hessians were taken at Trenton he was despatched to Trenton by Thomas Lowry commissary with a load of Beef for the American army, which service he performed and was engaged therein for the period of three days.

That in the winter of 1777 after the battle of Princeton and while the British were encamped at New-Munswick he went with a company commanded by Captain Elisha Barton & John Kline Lieutenant and marched to the Raritan River this side of Somerset Court House, where he was attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel William Chamberlin. That while stationed at this place he was called out almost every day to assist in resisting and cutting off the foraging parties of the British and that he was engaged in this service at this time for the period of two months. Was then discharged and came home.
That in the summer of 1778 soon after the British evacuated Philadelphia, he was called out in a company commanded by Captain Charles Reading Henry Bailey Lieutenant & Cornelius Pothemert Ensign and marched to Crosswick, thence to Allentown & thence to Monmouth Court House, and was out in service at this time one month.
That he was not acquainted with any officers save those whose names he has mentioned, the service to which he was called being local and special.
That he never received a written discharge. That since the revolutionary war he has resided in the Township of Amwell aforesaid where he now resides.
That he does not know of any persons living who can testify to his revolutionary services except Peter Colbaugh. John Bellis and Andrew Bellis. That he has no documentary evidence of his revolutionary services.

That Isaac G. Parlee, Elnathan Moore and other of his neighbors can testify as to his character for veracity and as to their belief in his revolutionary services. And 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
Joseph Gray
Samuel Hill
State of New Jersey } Huntingdon County } ss
On this 21 st day of September personally appeared in open court Peter Colbaugh a resident of the said Township of Amwell aged seventy five years who being duly sworn according to Law on his oath deposes & saith that he has been acquainted with Joseph Gray who has made the foregoing declaration from boyhood, that he has been frequently with him out in service during the Revolutionary war, being in the same company with him. That he recollects well seeing him at Woodbridge & Smith's farms, & other places. —
Sworn & subscribed in open court
his Peter ex Colbaugh mark
Samuel Hill
State of New Jersey } ss Huntingdon County }
Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid Simon Case of

the said Townshend of Amwell, aged seventy one years of age who being duly sworn according to Law on his oath deposes & saith that he has been acquainted with Joseph Gray who has made the foregoing declaration from our youth. — That he was with the said Gray at Acquia Creek & Pappawee during the Revolution among the militia and has also seen him engaged in service at other times.
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 21. of Sept r 1888 Geo Henry
Jenny Cole
We Isaac G. Farlee & George Henry
residents of said Township of Amwell do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Gray who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day of year aforesaid. Samuel Keill
Isaac G. Farlee Geo. Henry
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 the clergyman of his vicinity is absent — and that Isaac G.
Farlee & George Henry who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. — Given in open court this 21 st day Sept r 1888. — And the court further certifies that Peter Colbaugh & Jenny Cole the witnesses above are known

to some of the members of this Court who believe them to be men of truth & veracity and entitled to credit
Done in open court this 21 st of September A.D. 1833
J. Thompson Wm. Brabasco
State of New
State of New Jersey } Hunterdon County } sp:
I have G Farlee Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac for a for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 21 st of September 1833. -
Isaac G Farlee CLK

November 29, 1933
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BA-J/ERL Joseph Gray-S.1007
Mrs. G.H.Gaine R.D.#1, Box 533 Matawan, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Gray, a pensioner of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1007, based upon the military service in that war of Joseph Gray.
Joseph Gray, the son of Isaac, was born in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, May 8, 1760. The name of his mother is not shown.
While residing in said Amwell Township, New Jersey, Joseph Gray enlisted about September 1, 1775, and served as a private in the New Jersey troops, on tours amounting to seven months in all under Captains Joseph Thatcher, Arthur Gray (no relationship shown), Cornelius Hoppeck, Charles Reading and Elisha Barton, Colonels David Chambers and William Chamberlin. He stated that he served, also, three days, in the winter after the Hessians were taken at Trenton, under Commissary Thomas Lowry and carried a load of beef to the army at Trenton.
Identified all officers except Capt Arthur Gray in A. J. Hook
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1833, while residing in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
In 1833, soldier referred to his son, Isaac. The name of soldier's wife is not stated and no names of any other children are shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death

of the Revolutionary War pension of Joseph Gray (S.1037), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joseph Gray Certificate No. 28076 Issued February 15, 1834 Rate $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours
A. B. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Veterans Administration Washington, D.C. Dear Sir,
Will please give me the following information regarding:-
Joseph Gray, Pensioner, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Pension Roll of American Revolution Vol-2 Published 1835)
(1) Date of Birth and Date of death (2) Service (3) Age (4) Wife (5) Children (6) Parents
Any additional information such as place of residence (which I think was Hopewell N.J.) will be appreciated
Very truly
(Mrs. G.H.) Lillian J. G. Gains P.O. #1 Box 533
Matawan New Jersey

1937 - Nov 29 - list to Mrs G. H. Gains - Ed
New York
INVALID.
File No. 1007
Joseph Gray Brooklyn, N.Y.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index: — Vol. a , Page 1618
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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29,489. Loudon Gray, New Jersey
for 1775 per pm $23 \frac{33}{100}
P. I. Clarke Huntington N. J.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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 Joseph Gray
   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.              
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) , who has 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
Three first terms very uncertain if not incorrect. were militia called into service on monthly tours in New Jersey before New York was taken by the enemy. His other services require explanation especially the Brandywine loss.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
my?

Y Hinton Septem 14 1841
Sir
The enclosed Broucher requires your special attention for payment, being for one years pension
I am respectfully Your Ob st Serv t W m Dickinson Pres t
J. D. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions

Application of Joseph Gray
Certificate to be sent to Peter J. Clark Flemington N-Jersey

27.879 Application of Jos. Gray
Certificate to be sent to P. S. Clarke Flemington N. J.

State of New Jersey } ss: Rutherford county } ss
Be it remembered that on this thirteenth day of December A D one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me George Dury one of the judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Rutherford aforesaid Joseph Gray of the Township of Ancoill in said county who on his oath makes the following supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he does not know of any clergyman who is acquainted with the reputation of this declarant as a revolutionary soldier. That the clergyman living nearest this declarant is not informed or knows any thing by reputation of the revolutionary services of this declarant, and that the clergymen in this vicinity are not willing to be interested in their vocations to appear before courts and judicial officers to sign certificates in behalf of petitioners and that in their stead this declarant has procured the certificate of the Clerk of this court and a judge of a court in the same men of notoriety and unblemished in reputation.
And this declarant further saith That Peter Colbaugh and Lewis Cate, witnesses in support of his application have stated as much in

detail in support of his declaration as has heretofore been required by the court in cases where provisional witnesses have been sworn; That perhaps these witnesses might have gone farther in recapitulating the statement made by this declarant, but that the inconvenience trouble and expense of procuring their further testimony is more than this declarant is able to encounter.
And this declarant further saith That the New Jersey militia were called out on monthly tours before the British took the city of New York. That in the year 1775 Staten Island was the rendezvous of the Tories who were constantly making incursions upon the Jersey shore, pillaging robbing & murdering the inhabitants and burning and devastating their property. That these Tories were organized under the notorious Boutland Skinner then under the pay of the British Government.
That the principal stations of the Jersey Militia to guard against these incursions were at Woodbridge, Amboy, Smiths-farm, and Elizabeth-Town.
With respect to the two months tour spoken of in his first declaration, this declarant is unable to give any further explanation except to state the historical fact That after the Battle of Princeton, the British army encamped at St. Andrews, and that it became the policy of the country to harass

and disrupt them by cutting them off from supplies. That the foraging militia were very effectual in this service in cutting off their foraging parties which they readily did by their superior knowledge of the country. That it was in this service that this declarant was engaged for the two months of the war.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me —
Geo Henry
Joseph Gray
I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Hunsdon aforesaid do hereby certify that George Henry who has subscribed the foregoing deposition was at the date thereof and now is one of the judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas aforesaid. That his name subscribed is his signature, and that full faith and credit is to be given to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this fourth day of January. A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Isaac G. Farlee Clk