Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34932, Phinehas Hulet, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hulet Phinehas
S. 34932
CONTENTS

34 932 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 932
Phinehas Kulet
His Rev Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10 671
New Jersey.
Pinchas Aulet
of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Durkee — of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 Years. 180
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of May 1819 and Sent Morris Robeson Esq. Judge Oxford Furnace. New Jersey
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 3 rd 10. 7/30 4/31 — 82:89
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept r 1819. — 48: —
$ 130:89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Notification sent to B Green Jr Newton St Jersey 14 th Sept r 1820

Copy of Phinches Hulets Affidavit
10671 Oxford
May 19
Sep 19

District of New Jersey ss. on the fifth day of June Eighteen hundred
And Eighteen Twenty personally appeared in open court Being the inferior court of common Pleas, and a court of record by reason of proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of their proceedings having a seal &c. For the county of Sussex in the said district of New Jersey. Phinehas Tuttle aged Sixty four Years resident in the Township of Oxford in the said county of Sussex in the said District of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath Declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, first in Captain Dixon Company in Colonel Sages Regiment and General Wadsworths Brigade and when the British Took New York, The said Bri- gade left there, and went to the white Plains and from there to North Castle where he remained untill discharged. The deponent saith that the next Spring after he enlisted with Captain John McGregor in Col: Durgys Regiment Being the first Connecticut Regiment, and served for three Years and was discharged at Westfield in New Jersey, and that in the Spring following he entered again into the service in the same Regiment which was then commanded by Col: Gressner and served for nine months and was discharged at West Point, and the deponent saith that his certificate of his claim under his original application obtained from the war department is dated on the fifteenth

day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen by which it appears that his name is inscribed on the Pension list role of the New Jersey Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month. To commence on the twenty fourth of April eighteen hundred and eighteen and that he has received his pension up to the fourth of March 1820 and that the number of his Pension certificate is 10,671 - And I. The said Plinhus - Hulet do solemnly swear that I was at resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 an intent thereby to 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 Eighteenth day of March 1818. 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." The Deponent saith that his Occupation has been heretofore that of working at Farming, but that all he can do now is to work a little at Gardening, which he can do but very little at such as weeding, and other light work But that he is unable to dig & going to pains in his Back and weakness which have occasioned a contraction of the parts and caused him to stoop very much when on his feet - That

he has no family neither wife or children - nor ever had and that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the aid of the Government except by public or private charity. Phinehas Hulet swore to and declared in open court the 5 th day of June 1820 -
John Ogden -
Schedule of this deponent's property necessary clothing and bedding excepted - Real Estate none of any kind
Personal Estate none
Sworn and subscribed in open court the 5 th June
Phinehas Hulet
1820. John Ogden -
Ephraim Green prothonotary clerk of the before mentioned court do hereby certify that the fore- going oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of the
Said court by testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court on this twenty second day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & twenty
E. Green prothonotary clerk of the court of the county of Super- ior

Phinehas Hulet, Jr. Sussex County, N. J. Col: Durkee's regimt. Connecticut line - 3 yrs. 24. April, 1818.
Mr. John Co. J. P. Gathorne Dear Col. Hulet Hulet Emerson Office Washington
Morris Robeson, judge, Oxford Furnace, Newtown, Sussex Co. New-Jersey.
Phinehas Hulet private Durkee's Conn. Reg. 3 years - 24th June 1818
Connecticut line

District of New Jersey Sussex County ss.
On this Twenty fourth day of April One thousand eight hundred & Eighteen, before me the subscriber One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County, personally appeared Phinehas Hulet aged Sixty three years resident in the Township of Oxford & County of Sussex in 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 the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war —
That he the said Phinehas Hulet enlisted in the year 1776 for the term of six months, at Plainfield, County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt Dixon in Col Dages regiment & Genl Madsnorth brigade of Connecticut troops & after serving his time out was discharged at North Castle, shortly after the battle of White Plains. — In this tour he was in the Battle of York Island & White Plains. — That in the spring following he enlisted again at New Haven, State of Connecticut for the term of Three years in Capt John M c Gregor Company, first Connecticut regiment, commanded by Col Duesee. — The deponent further states, That previous to the taking of Stony Point, he was picked out & attached to Capt Phelps Company of Light Infantry, that he was in that action in which Capt Phelps was wounded & superceded in command by Capt Buel under whom he served until discharged at Westfield, County of Essex State of New Jersey. In this tour he was in the action of Stony Point, Monmouth, Mud Island. Beside several skirmishes. The deponent also states, That he enlisted again in the year 1781 for the term of Nine months at Plainfield, County of Middlesex, State of Connecticut in Capt Clegh Company, first Connecticut regiment then commanded by Col. Grown & after serving his time out was discharged at West Point, N. York. That he has lost all his discharges. — The deponent further states, (That since the revolution he has served under Genl Wayne & Wilkinson for six years,) and that he is now infirm, very decayed and in very reduced circumstances, & stands much in need of the assistance of his country for support, that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Phinehas Hulet Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid.
Morris Robinson

I Morris Robinson one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Sussex do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Phineas Hulet did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the declaration on the other side of this sheet, against the common enemy, and from my own knowledge being personally acquainted with him can say that he is really poor and quite a cripple and stands in need of Assistance from his country for Support being for five or six years past considered as a worn out Soldier has from human principles been kept from suffering I now transmit the declaration taken and had before to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress —
Morris Richardson
6 - Green River