Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,386, Matthias Halsted, New Jersey

SERVICE
100 New Jersey
★ Halsted, Matthias or Mathias.
NUMBER _____
S. 34.386
CONTENTS

3,912.
New Jersey Rolls
Matthias Halstead
Capt Morris Ensign
New Jersey line, 1775. 9 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of Octo r 1818 and forwarded to W m Pennington Esq r Newark Essex New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 93.33
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 120.00
$213.33
4 mo 20/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ book worn Continued Cal d Newark, Essex, New Jersey

34 386
Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,386
Mathias Hulsted
Ensign Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Matthias Kalthoff Declaration.
Not to be found on the New Jersey
Adolf
(found on the Register of Officers furnished by Genl. Bloomfield)
W. S. Pennington Esq. Newark N. J.

District of New Jersey ss:
On the fifteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district personally appears Matthias Halsted, aged seventy one years, resident in the Township of Newark in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war": That he the said Matthias Halsted, was appointed Quarter-master in the first New Jersey Regiment of Continental troops commanded by Lord Stirling, and afterwards by Colonel William Winds, and was also appointed Ensign in the first company of the said regiment, commanded by Captain Joseph Morris; That he received two commissions to the said appointments, both dated the seventh day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy five; That he continued to serve in the said corps,

as Quarters-master and Ensign, in the States of New Jersey & New York and in Canada, untill the latter end of August or beginning of September following, when he resigned his said appointments to Major-General Schuyler at Albany in the State of New York on account of ill health, having been too unwell to perform military duty for more than six weeks; — that he cannot now ascertain the day of his resignation, having lost by fire, General Schuyler's certificate thereof, his commissions and many other papers, together with his dwelling house and much personal property in the Winter of 1791: But that he is perfectly confident, that the resignation aforesaid was not made untill after the twentieth day of August, and verily believes not untill after the twenty fifth of that month in 1776: and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, but firmly believes that he could find some elderly persons still living who were knowing to his said services
Sworn before me the day and year first above written William Livingston Dist. Judge
{ Matthias Halsted }

I William Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Matthias Halsted did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of con- gress, done at New ark the 15 th Day of April 1818
William Pennington District Judge
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that it appears the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New- Jersey.
As witness my hand & the seal of the said District Court at New ark this fifteenth Day of April 1818.
Wm Pennington

Matthias Halsted
3.9/12
March 1899
W. Pennington Newark
B. Jersey
P. Dros
W. Jersey

At a Special District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District holden at NEWARK in the County of Essex in said District—
PRESENT the Honorable William S. Pennington
District of New Jersey. ss. Be it Remembered, That on the thirteenth day of July — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District — in open court, the said court being a court of record for the said District holden in Essex County —
Matthias Halsted, — aged seventy three — years, resident in the Township of Newark County of Essex and State of New Jersey who being first duly sworn — according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he served in the first Regiment of New- Jersey troops on the Continental Establishment at first commanded by Lord Stirling, and afterwards by Colonel William Windy, as Quarter Master of the said Regiment, and also as Ensign of the first Company in the same Regiment whereof Joseph Morris was Captain, that both his commissions bore date the seventh day of November, one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, that he continued to serve in the said Regiment as Quarter-master and Ensign in the States of New Jersey and New York and in Canada until the retreat of the Continental Army out of Canada, that in the said retreat he this declarant was taken ill at Crown Point, owing as he verily believes to excessive fatigue. That he was sent with other sick to Ticonderoga, and from thence to the hospital at Fort George. That while there, with the advice of the hospital Physician he applied for and obtained leave to go into the Country or to Albany. That on his reaching Albany he reported himself to General Schuyler and was attended by the Garrison Physician for a month or longer. That the Physi- cian who attended this Declarant gave his opinion, that he this Decla- rant would not be fit for military duty within the period for which the Regiment to which he belonged had been raised, viz t one year. That thereupon this Declarant proposed to General Schuyler a resignation of his Commissions, and to retire from the service. That in the latter end of August or beginning of September General Schuyler accepted the resignation and gave this Declarant a certificate thereof, which he has lost by fire, together with his dwelling house and considerable other property. And this Declarant further says, that he recollects to have heard of the battle on Long Island, previous to General Schuyler's acceptance of his resignation, which had been some time delayed by the General, who was unwilling to dismiss a sick person.
and that his original declaration is dated the fifteenth — day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 3912 on the back thereof, No Number on the face

AND I do solemnly swear — that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Real Estate if it may be so termed
A reversionary claim to one seventh undivided right in fifty acres of Woodland in South Amboy in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, purchased in the Year 1801 for five dollars, but never yet in my possession, and my right disputed.
Personal property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, One surveying compass, chain and protracting instruments. One set Gunter's Gauging Instruments, very old One Writing table, two sitting chairs, Ten books, most of them old } one purchased with part of my pension
Means of supporting myself, none but my pension.
My only employment for several years last past, has been surveying and writing, but from the failure of vision and hearing, with other infirmities of a nervous and rheumatic nature I am become almost incapable of pursuing such business, or any other.
Family residing with me, none
I live at board as I have done for more than ten years last past with the assistance of private friends previous to receiving my pension, which is now my sole support.
Sworn in open Court 13. th July 1820 —
William S. Pennington District Judge
Matthias Halsted

I, William Pennington Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District Do hereby certify, That the foregoing oath — and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty five Dollars —————
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 27 th ————— day of July ————— 1820
Wm Pennington