Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 6376, Timothy Gould, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Gould, Timothy Vreeland, Jenima (Former widow)
W 6376 B.G. Mt. 38514-160-55
CONTENTS

Wid 6376
17.596
New Jersey Timothy Gould
of Eden in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private  Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Leffingwell — of the Reg t commanded by Col. Van Rensselaer in the N. York line for Q m
Died Mar 29, 1841
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Aug t , 1832 and Rev. Mr. H. S. G. D. S. present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar d  $240 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept d  60 $300
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E
Vol. 2
Page 113
Clerk,

5,600
New Jersey Jemima Woodland, for widow of Timothy Gould, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Virginian .
1860 February 29 th Duplicate issued & sent to R. J. Beach Newark, N.J. E. W. Runyon Sept. 6, 1860
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 18 th day of Jan'y 1856 and sent to
James L. Street New Brunswick N. Jersey.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 178 Vol. 26.
Letter R. 229360

29. 360.
Act March 3 d
Dec. 19 th
Emma Beeland formerly widow of Beeland
Timothy Gould
Capt.
Sergt.
Emt Dis.
N. J. Moa.
Pension
Act. June 3 rd 1882.
Rev. War.
Feb 53 - 5600
Ad William Aug 12/82 N. J.
James L. Street New Brunswick
Ad
N. J.
April 3/80 Let to Reynolds of Beeland 269 Newark N. J. in order of Jan 4 th
Vol. G. 100.

Pension Claim under the act of Feb. 8, 1853, of Mrs. Ge- mima Beekman, for- merly the widow of Timothy Gould, the Pensioner, of Essex County, New Jersey, un- der the act of June 7, 1882.
James L. Street, Atty. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
On this fourteenth day of December, A.D. one thousand eight hundred & fifty five, personally appeared before the under- signed, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Jemima Reclard, aged eighty five years, a resident of Bloomfield Township, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to ob- tain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd of February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is now the Widow of John J. Reclard, but was formerly the lawful wife, and afterwards the widow of Timothy Gould deceased, who was a sergeant of the New Jersey Militia, in the Revolutionary war, and who was a United States Revolutionary Pensioner, of Essex County New Jersey, and of the New Jersey quorum, un- der the act of June 1 st 1832. That after his death, his pension Certificate passed into the hands of his administrators, and she doth not know what became of it, and said administra- tors being deceased, she cannot avail her- self of said Certificate, nor of their testimony with regard to it, nor has she now in her pos- session any written or record evidence of the said service of her husband, the said Timo- thy Gould, the pensioner deceased as aforesaid, and must rely therefore, on the evidence of his service now on file in the Pension Office,

on which a pension was granted to him, under the said act of June 7 th 1832; and to which she respectfully refers, and makes a part of this Declaration.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Timothy Gould, the pensioner as aforesaid, on the 27 th day of January A.D. 1837, in the house where she now resides, by one Rev. A. C. Willman, a minister of the Gospel, that her name before her said marriage was Jerimiah Lawrence, that her said husband died on the 29 th day of March, A.D. 1841, where she now lives; — that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated, that she afterwards intermarried with John J. Reeland, on the 23 rd day of June, 1845; that her last husband the said John J. Reeland died on the 29 th day of September A.D. 1847, & that she has not since intermarried, and is now a widow. She further declares, that for proof of her marriage with the said Timothy Gould, — for proof of his death; of her marriage with John J. Reeland; of his death, and that she has since remained, and is now a widow, she respectfully refers to the affidavits annexed, of those who have personal knowledge of the facts, and have been all the time well acquainted with her, & living in a part of the same house, with in which she has, and now resides.
Witness my hand
Also, at the same time and place, personally came before me, Robert Cagbert, aged

2 Sixty one years, and Lucinda Poybert, aged forty six years, and made oath in due form of law; that they have resided in the same house, that the above signed Claimant Mrs. Louisa Neeland, has occupied, and in which she now lives, — all the time, during the last twenty six years; that they have been personally well acquainted with her during all that time; that they were present and saw her lawfully married to the Revolutionary Pensioner Timothy Gould of Essex County New Jersey; that they saw him die, and were present at his burial; that afterwards they saw Claimant married to John J. Neeland; that they saw him dead, and buried; and knew that Claimant has since remained and is now a widow, all of which, is of their person- al knowledge; they further declare, that they have no interest in this claim, and that they do not know, but believe, that Timothy Gould, the husband de- ceased as aforesaid, of the above signed Claimant, was a pensioner at the rate of one hundred and twenty dollars per annum.
Robert Poybert Lucinda Poybert
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify, that is, the affiants are credible persons, that I have no doubt of the truth of the statements, by them sworn to and subscribed as above, I further certify, that Mrs. Neeland, the above signed Claimant,

is, from age, and bodily infirmity unable to attend in open court, to make her Declaration; — And that I have no interest in this claim.
John McChesney Judge
State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
I James J. Terhune, County Clerk, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John McChesney, whose genuineness signature ap- pears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to all of his official acts: — I further certify, that said Court is a Court of Record, having general juris- diction, and a Clerk and Seal, and that I have no interest in this claim.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, at the City of Newark, this fourteenth day of December A.D. 1855.
James J. Terhune, W.

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
On this fourteenth day of December A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, the Rev. Peter J. Schuyler, Pastor of the Protestant Dutch Synod and Church of Stone Harbor Point, in the County aforesaid, Esquire, and made oath in the form of law, that the following is a true copy from the Official Records of the Church aforesaid, under the head of marriages of A. (Adrianus) Schuyler, Pastor of said Church "1839, Jan. 27 th 1839" Dorothy Gould to Mrs. Maria Lawrence, daugh- ter of Isaac (Cooper). And that of the authori- ty and truth of said Record he is well satisfied, from personal knowledge, and that he has no interest in this claim.
Subscribed and sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written.
John McCheyne Judge

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State of New Jersey Essex County ss.
On this 20 th day of Sept r 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Timothy Gould a resident of the Township of Caldwell in the County of Essex & State of New Jersey aged eighty years the ninth day of June last past being born in the year 1751 last December Aided to be found in my father's family bible & from that transferred into my own who being first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
That in the year 1775 he lived in the Township of Caldwell County of Essex where he has resided ever since that on hearing of the battle of Bunkerhill Boston was inrolled in Col. Elijah Squires Company of Militia Commanded by Col. Phillips & Capt. Courtland May Samuel Hays, attend d drill meetings through the remainder of the year in the beginning of April 1776 was appointed orderly Sergeant of said Company & ordered to March to Long Island State of New York Commanded by Capt. Josiah Pierson Regimental &
1 Month Battalion officers not remembered employed making fortification one month then returned home the first of June ordered out again went to Paulus hook making breast works & forts under Col. Elijah Squire one month was at New York when the British landed on Long Island at the end of the month returned home again the first of August took his turn went to Elizabeth Town under Command of Capt.
100 John Peck Col - Both employed making fortifications & guarding the lines, the British being on Staten Island returned home at the end of the month, in October again took his turn on duty another month as the Company was divided some time in November of that year the British overran
the State of New Jersey Stationed their troops at Hackensack & Acquackonk Schraalenbrug Newark & Elizabeth Town was ordered out on alarm on the lines of the Enemy there being no regular troops continued two months under Capt. Elijah Squire Col. Phillips & Capt. Courtland May Hays in which time late in the fall volunteered under the Command of Capt. Elijah Squire & Capt. Nathaniel Hathaway date not remembered with about sixty men Marched from Springfield surrounded a Capt. Luard of Hesse near Elizabeth Town (the British having possession of the Town) at one O'clock at night killed the Capt & a number of men took some prisoners & returned to Springfield without the loss of a man &

only two wounded in January 1777 The British having poss. of the frontier part of Essex County was continually harassed by the enemy. Scouts & foraging parties were obliged from January 1777 untill June be on duty every other month making three months at which time the enemy retreated to New York & Staten Island Then Capt Elijah Squire's Company was divided into three Classes & the same officers of the Regiment & Battalion was on duty one month in July under Capt Isaac Ruvus & one month under Capt Guards Elijah Squire keeping Maning the lines & making breast works at Elizabeth Town from the Old to the New Point Some time in December 1777 The Rivers & Sound & Newark Bay froze over & the enemy were continually harassing the Towns of Newark Eliz with Belville & Acquacknonk he was obliged be out continually on duty of Monthly Tours & alarms under Capt Cornelius Speer & other officers as they took their Turn on duty three months, in the Month of May 1778 of that year the Company was again divided into three Classes & he took his regular turn untill winter in which time in the fall of the year he not remembered Joined a detachment of Militia under the Command of Genl Dickerson Crossed the Sound near Elizabeth Town Battalion Commanded by Col Hays attacked the British & Refugees on Staten Island after a short Skirmish drove them into their fort near the Narrows took several Prisoners returned to Elizabeth Town as soon as the - was frozen over the Company was divided into two Classes & continued so untill Spring serving in that time under Capt Robert Nichols Capt Amos Dodd Capt Henry Squire & Capt Elijah Squire one month under each Capt making four Months in 1779 he was under Capt Elijah Squire in May one month at Belville keeping Guard one month in October under Capt Cornelius Speer at Acquacknonk one month at Newark the Regiment continued under the Command of Col Gen Courtlandt Saml Hays May. The winter of 1780 extreme Cold the forage- ing parties of the British & Refugees continually crossing over into Jersey from New York & Staten Island the Country was continually alarm he had to take his turn on duty as before every other month through the winter season Lay on his arms for weeks together & through frost & snow guard the lines was at Ash Swamp two months under Capt Elijah Squire in time of alarm was at Springfield when that was burnt had a Skirmish with the enemy he was with Genl Wines at Hackensack drove the British & Refugees into their fort was at Piscataway had a Skirmish with a foraging party

took Seventeen prisoners he continued until peace was declared on regular tours of duty as before under different Company officers as detailed for the service, was never stationed with Continental troops was acquainted with Generals Washington Maxwell Putnam Sterling Green Col Morgan has no documentary evidence firmly believes he was in the service of the United States an ordinary sergeant during the revolutionary war more than three years never had any written discharge has no person to testify to his services except John Tidd William Gould & Thomas Belton whose affidavits are annexed
Hereby relinquishes every claim claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of this or any other State or territory to his knowledge
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Timothy Gould
A. Reynolds Esq.
We Stephen Grover clergymen residing in the Township of Caldwell County of Essex and Joseph Harrison residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Gould who has subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years old December last past that he is respected & believed to be a soldier of the revolution and that we con- cur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Stephen Grover Joseph Harrison
A. Reynolds Esq.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrog- atories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states, And the Court further certify that it ap- pears to them that Stephen Grover who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Caldwell in Essex County aforesaid & that Joseph Harri- son who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place is a credible person & that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
By order of the Court
E. Macdallack Clerk
I Elias Macdallack Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of said Court in the mat- ter of the application of Timothy Gould for a Pension And I do further certify that William Gould before whom the annexed Affidavit of Thomas Bolton & John Seed were made & taken & that David Harrison before whom the annexed Affidavit of William Gould was made & taken at the respective times of taking said Affidavits were Justices of the Peace of said County & that the signatures "William Gould" & "David Harrison" are respectively genuine - as subscribed to said Affidavits
In Testimony Whereof I have here- unto set my hand & Seal of Office this 5 th day of October A.D. 1832
E. Macdallack Clerk

State of New Jersey Burl County ss
On the eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & thirty two before me William Gould one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County personally appeared Thomas Bellon who being duly sworn according to Law upon his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Timothy Gould in the Revolutionary war that he belonged in the same Company & Regiment with him under Capt. Elijah Squire Phillip Van Cortlandt Colonel was with him during the whole of the war guarding the lines of the Enemy was with him at the taking of the Hessian Guard at Elizabeth Town under Capt. Elijah Squire & Capt. Jonathan Hathaway was with him at Picataway at the time we attacked a Foraging party of the British & obliged to retreat for want of Cannon was with him at Long Island making fortifications previous to the Enemy landing & taking possession of said Island I know that he was an orderly sergeant in said Company & believe him to be a faithful soldier & good friend to his Country during the whole of the war I do hereby believe that he served more time in the Army than is required by the Law of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 to entitle him to a pension & further saith Not
Sworn & subscribed the day & year just above written
his Thomas Bellon Mark
William Gould

State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the Eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared before me William Gould one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Essex John Field who being duly sworn according to Law upon his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Timothy Gould in the Revolutionary war he was in the Company with me under Capt. Elijah Squire the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Phillips Van Courtland and was with him at times during the whole of the Revolu- tionary war that he was an orderly Sergeant in said Company a good friend to his Country a bold & faithful Soldier ready to do his duty at all times as orderly Sergeant And further believes him to have been out in the service of the United States more time than is required by Law of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 To entitle him to a pension & further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year just above written
John Field
William Gould

Essex County ss
Before me David Harrison one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared William Gould who being duly sworn according to Law upon his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Timothy Gould in the revolutionary war that he belonged to the same Regiment with him under Col l Phillip Van Courtland was with him at times during the whole of the war garrison the fort was with him at the taking of the Hessians Gann at Elizabeth Town was with him at Staten Island under Gen l Dickerson I know him to be a good friend to his Country & a faithfull Soldier during the whole of the war I do firmly believe that he served more time in the army of the United States in the Militia department than is required by the Law passed June 7 th 1832 & further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed to before me at Balawell this day of William Gould David Harrison

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Essex State of New Jersey Timothy Gould who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & 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 grade The beginning of April 1776 appointed Orderly Sergeant in Capt n Elijah Squire Company of Militia & served as such to the close of the war and never engaged in any civil pursuit when on Monthly Tours of duty
1776
1 st Month Served full month was regularly discharged 2 nd Month Served full month was regularly discharged 3 rd Month Served full month was regularly discharged, was frequently prevented working by the British firing Cannon Balls across the Sound from Staten Island shore 4 th Month Served full month at Newark keeping guard at the Old Ferry on the road to New York under Capt n Elijah Squire, Sam l Hays Major at the end of the term regularly discharged 5 & 6 months On Harris back of Newark Mountain the British having possession of Newark, Orange, & country below the said Mountain, was continually sending out foraging parties & distressing the inhabitants, had to continue two months on duty there being no Continental troops, in the time took the Hessians Guard at Eliz th Town as stated in his declaration (Staten Island evening Post Call was called on as a volunteer to go on a scouting party for the night) served out two months faithfully & discharged
1777
7. 8. 9 Months 7 one month at Springfield taking his brother Robert Gould (who is since dead) Commanded by Capt n Isaac Rivers John Edwards Lieut, In January day of the month not remembered Served a full month & regularly discharged. 8 one month in March in Newark (The British troops having left the Town was in possession of New York & at Bound Creek between Newark & Eliz th Town Commanded by Capt n Robert Nichols regularly discharged 9. one month in May at Eliz th Town Point Making breast works Commanded by Capt n Hugh Squire Col l Helfeld Lieut was never as recollected in any other Regiment than Col l Phillips Van Courtland Sam l Hays Major but was sometimes attached to other Regiments but cannot remember when, Served his month term was regularly discharged

10 th month one month in the room of my brother Robert Gould he not being able to leave home on account the busy season of the year went to Eliz town commanded by Capt n Isaac Rivers keeping guard and making breast works continued by Capt n John saved a full month & regularly discharged
11 th month one month as stated in his declaration in September remembered by Sutler to New Cider into Camp behind the brook for able to take the town on duty at night or labour a day at breastworks saved his time out & was discharged
12 th month 1778 one month in November at Bound Creek commanded by Capt n Robert Nichols to prevent London traders as they were called carrying provisions & intelligence to the Enemy saved a month & was discharged
13 th month one month in January under Capt n Cornelius Speer at Second River after cold keeping guard at the end of the month was discharged & went home & on the Seventh day of February was called out on alarm the British & Refugees attempted to take off some of the leading men from New ark Particularly the Canfield, cattle & other plunder through the vigilance of the militia they were obliged to leave their Car
13 day I under retreat, was on duty thirteen days discharged does not recollect the officer that commanded him but thinks it was Capt n Samuel Wheeler of Newark he thinks at that time they burnt Capt n Camp's barn
14 th month one month in March commanded by Capt n Abraham Speer at Newark at the Old Ferry keeping guard saved his month's time out & was discharged & went home
15 th month one month in May commanded by Capt n Elijah Squire ordered to Eliz town making breast works the British fired Cannon shot across the Sound from Staten Island shore but did no other damage than prevent Relieve parties from work — Capt n Daniel Neal Stationed his artillery at the Old & New Point after a few well directed shots made them retreat
16 th month one month in August ordered to Eliz town keeping guard commanded by Capt n Elijah Squire continued one full month & was regularly discharged & returned home does not remember any special occurrence in that month

month
1779 17 th Month one month in November Commanded by Capt n Robert Nichols ordered to Eliz t Town keeping guard & in that months he thinks that he was ordered on Staten Island under Gen l Dickerson as stated in his declaration continued until the expiration of his month & was regularly discharged 18 th Month one month in January a regular tour of duty Commanded by Capt n Elijah Squire at Belleville keeping guard at Bound Creek served his time out & was discharged 19 th month one month in May at Belleville keeping Guard Commanded by Amos Dodd served his full time was regularly discharged & returned home 20 th Month one month in October as stated in declaration served his full time & was discharged & returned home 21 st month one month in Newark thinks in December having to stand Guard at what was called Neck gate where the Refugees came over from Bergen to plunder the inhabitants of Newark - was discovered & driven back without effecting their purpose does not recollect his officers 1780 22 nd Month one month in February at Elizabeth keeping Guard Commanded by Capt n Cornelius Spicer was billeted at the house of Mr n Van Riper toward the close of the month the British & refugees made an attempt & succeeded in part in taking off men & property near Hackensack continued on duty after his month expired fourteen days was discharged & returned home 14 days 23 rd Month one month in April Commanded by Capt n Elijah Squire stationed at Elizabeth Town served his time out, do not remember that at any time he ever during the war left his Post on duty until his time was out for which he engaged 24 th Month was on a month's tour of duty in June at Newark when the British came into Jersey (he thinks Commanded by Gen l Knyphausen burnt the farms & Springfield that the wife of the Rev d James Caldwell being in her own house then retreated to Eliz t Town deponent followed them near Eliz t Town skirmishing saw Moses Smith & Brown shot dead with a Cannon ball the British retreated to Staten Island & deponent with a party of Militia took 17 British Prisoners was at Red Bank as stated 25 th & 26 th Month in declaration Commanded by Capt n Elijah Squire part of the time was in alarm & the residue of the 2 months on regular tours of duty 27 th Month In Sept r ordered to Eliz t Town keeping guard Commanded by Capt n Amos Dodd drank swiney & laid out of horn cups served out his month &

returned home after being regularly discharged 28 Month 10 December was called on duty to Second River The British & refugees keeping up a Predatory kind of warfare being much alarmed the inhabitants was commanded by Cornelius Span Lieut John Verane served out his month was discharged Continued during the war as stated in deposition was never in any civil pursuit while on while on duty
Timothy Gould
Taken & sworn before me the 22 nd day of July 1833
David Harrison
State of New Jersey ss
Personally appeared before me David Harrison one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Essex Isaac Dier William Gould who being duly sworn & of full age deposes & saith that they are well acquainted with Timothy Gould the subscriber who claims a pension & have been for a long time, believe him to be a regular member of the church at Fairfield in good standing, that he was a soldier of the revolutionary war a friend to his country, is a respectable citizen & entitled to credit is now & has been a Justice of the peace in the County for nineteen years And that Thomas Hilton & John Ladd are respectable old men and their affidavits entitled to credit
Isaac Dier William Gould
Taken & sworn before me the 22 nd day of July 1833
David Harrison
State of New Jersey ss County of Essex } ss I Elias Van Arsdale Junr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex Do hereby certify that David Harrison Esq. before whom the several affidavits hereto annexed) of Timothy Gould, Isaac Dier & William

Gould, were made & taken, at the time of taking the same was & still is a Justice of the Peace for said County residing therein duly commissioned and Sworn; That the name "David Harrison" subscribed to said Affidavits respectively, is the proper hand writing of said Justice —
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newark in the County aforesaid the Twenty fifth day of July A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three —
E. M c Addele By C. B.
State of New Jersey,
Essex County ss
Timothy Gould the applicant named in the foregoing Declaration Personally appeared before me David Harrison one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County who being duly Sworn on his oath Saith that at the time of his being Elected Orderly Sergeant of Capt. Elijah Squires Company he never received any Sergeant's warrant as he remembers if he did it is lost and further saith not
Sworn before me this 6th day of August 1833
David Harrison
State of New Jersey) I David Harrison one of the Justices of the Peace Essex County ss) in and for said County do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with John Deed and Thomas Belton in the time of the revolutionary war who was at that time Inhabitants of the then Township of Newark in said County and now Inhabitants of the Township of Livingston in said County — who were Sworn Before William Gould one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and whose affidavit is attached to the foregoing Declaration — and know them to be respectable old men and their affidavit is entitled to Credit
David Harrison
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal this Sixth day of August A.D. 1833

Respectfully claim of Mrs. Virginia Reed, formerly the widow of Timothy Gould, a Sergeant of the Revolution; act of March 3 rd 1855. B. See her pension papers, of same date herewith.
229.360.
James L. Street, agt. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
On this fourteenth day of December, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Jemima Reeland, aged eighty five years, a resident of the Township of Bloomfield, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, who, being duly sworn according to law, on her oath declares, that she is the identical person, who was the lawful wife and afterwards the widow, of Timothy Gould, deceased, who was a Sergeant, of the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards a United States Revolutionary Pensioner, of the New Jersey agency, under the act of June 7 th 1832.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Timothy Gould, in the home in which she now resides, on the 27 th day of January A.D. 1839, by one Rev. A. C. Willman, a Minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage, was Jemima Lawrence; that her said husband died where she now lives, on the twenty ninth day of March, A.D. 1841; that she afterwards, on the 23 rd day of June 1843, intermarried with John J. Reeland, who died on the 29 th day of September A.D. 1847, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 rd 1855; and she further declares, that she has never heretofore, received or made application for bounty land, under this or

any other act of Congress. — for proof of the Revolutionary service of her said husband, the said Timothy Gould, deceased as aforesaid. She respectfully refers to the papers on file in the Pension Office, on which his pension Certificate was issued, and for proof of her marriages and the death of her husbands, and her present widowhood, she refers to her declaration of the same date herewith, which she has made under the Pension act of February 3 rd 1853, to which, with the affidavit annexed, she refers and makes a part of this Declaration, which throughout is the best evidence she can present.
Jemima her mark Recland
We Lucinda Reypert and John Lawrence, residents of the Township of Bloomfield in County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by M rs Jemima Recland in our presence, that we have been personally well acquainted with her all the time during the last twenty six years, and know that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; that she was the lawful wife, and afterwards the widow of Timothy Gould, the Revolutionary War Pensioner of Essex County New Jersey deceased; — that she is now a widow; and that we have no interest in this claim.
Lucinda Reypert John Lawrence

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written; and I certify, that I know the affiants to be credi- ble persons; that the Claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this Claim.
John McShane Judge
State of New Jersey County of Essex ss.
I, James J. Schuyler, County Clerk, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that John McShane, whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was, at the time of signing the same, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, duly Commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and cred- it, are due, to all of his official acts; I fur- ther certify, that said Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, and a Clerk & and Seal; and that I have no interest in this Claim.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, at the City of Newark, this fourteenth day of December, A.D. 1855.
James J. Schuyler, Clerk

No 15717 Timothy Gould, Essex County New Jersey
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Louis Condice
Theo. T. Litchfield New Ark New Jersey

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28 th May — 1833
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. These 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 Timothy Gould Essex County 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.     1775 training - - private Capt Symmes Col Lanbortam Marched to 80 years Traditionary and   Called 1 st April 1776 - 1 - orderly serg Capt Symmes Col Lanbortam Long Island Coldwell Living W. wife   Ordered 1 st June 1776 - 1 - orderly serg Capt Symmes not recollected at N. York Essex County, New Jersey Clergyman's certificate   Served 1 st Aug t 1776 - 1 - do Capt Peck Col Doli West to Essex County frible to   Served Oct r 1776 - 1 - do Capt Symmes Major Hays Paulus Hook Essex County papers not properly   Ordered Dec r 1776 - 2 - do Capt Symmes Col Lanbortam Eliz th Town attached   V. B. Dali 1776 not stated - - do Capt Symmes Col Hathaway Taken Prisoner at Eliz th Town to Eliz th Town new Jersey   Jan y 1777 - 3 - do   May 1778 - 4 -   1779 - 3 - Capt Symmes   1780 not stated - -  
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 [j] 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.

5600
New Jersey. Jemima Keeland for the widow of Timothy Gould, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Vergeant .
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 21 st day of Dec r 1855.
and sent to
J. L. Street New Brunswick N. Jersey.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3 1853, Page 176 Vol. H

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No.
6376
Jemima Willard
formerly Wid.
Timothy Gould
Supt Rev War
Act:
Feby 3 d
1855
Index:—Vol.
16
Page
302
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ 38, 57H
S Narum

No 1. 154.
Jemima Veeland, former- ly widow of Timothy Gouls N Jersey
37 days 1833

State of New Jersey Application where a Pension Certificate County of Essex ss is Illegally withheld
Be it known that before me Abraham M. Reynolds a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Jemima Wreeland and made oath and firm of law that she is the identical Jemima Wreeland named in an original Certificate now illegally withheld by the death of James L. Street late of New Brunswick in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey. Said James L. Street was in the habit of drawing my Pension for me through the Pension Agency at Trenton New Jersey. And that I have received no money or moneys from my Pension since the fourth day of March A.D. 1857. And that after diligent search and enquiries among the papers of the said James L. Street, I am unable to learn of the whereabouts of said Certificate of Pension and further that I drew the sum of ten dollars per month, and that I used the aforesaid Pension for the services of my late husband Timothy Gould now dead, who drew a Pension while living. And I most respectfully pray that a new Certificate may be issued to me and in my name through my Agent and Attorney Robert J. Beach of Newark New Jersey.
Subscribed to me this _____ day of _____ 1857 Abraham M. Reynolds Notary Public State of New Jersey } Essex County } John Lawrence } Jemima X Wreeland Mark
Conformably to the regulations of the War Department of October 27 th 1852 I Abraham M. Reynolds a Notary Public in the County above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence by personal knowledge and also the fact from the Pension Agent of this State (Phil Dickinson) that the Certificate of Pension above named is now illegally withheld by being lost or the death of James L. Street causes the loss of said certificate which would not otherwise occur, and that I am well satisfied that the said Street

and that He died at Eaton, Pable County in the State of Ohio. some time during the month of August 1859 And further that Yemima Wreeland who this day Appear before me to take the oath of Identity is the Identical Pensioner she declares herself to be in the annexed affidavit and I am also satisfied that the statement made by her her in relation to the pension certificate is true
Given under my hand and Seal at Newark this Twenty second day of February AD 1860
Andrews Notary Public
State of New Jersey Essex County
I, John M'Cluskey clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that Abraham M'Raymonds whose genuine Signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and Sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 22 o day of February AD 1860
John M'Cluskey

Pension office Decr 21 1855 Inscribe Jemima Keeland

PENSION OFFICE,
December 31 st 1855.
Sir: Be pleased to inscribe on your roll, under the act below mentioned, the following names, and pay the pensions as directed opposite the names.
Respectfully,
Spencer
Commissioner of Pensions.
To J. B. Williams, Esq., Pension Agent.
   NAMES. RANK. ACT. ANNUAL AM'T. COMMENCEMENT OF PENSIONS. CONTINUATION OF PENSIONS.      Temima Keeland, formerly widow of Timothy Gould,   Sergeant.   Recovery.   $120.00   February 3 rd 1853   widowhood   

Payment to be made at
Princeton
by J. D. 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 176. Vol. 16
G. W. Lacy Clerk.

Cancelled
Issue a duplicate in the name of Jemima Vreeland , instead of Keeland
Send it to
Jamaica Street, New Brunswick, N Jersey

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853, Jemima Needland formerly widow of Timothy Gould , _____ who was a Sergeant, _____ in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of One hundred and twenty dollars and _____ 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.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
R. M. McLane
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
J. M. Smith
Commissioner of Pensions.

Brief in the case of Levina Reeland formerly widow of Timothy G. Lusk County and State of New Jersey act 3 Feb 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the act of June 7 1832 at $120 a year.
Marriage proved by transcript of the Church Record
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death and her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent 2nd Street New Brunswick NJ
Thomson R. [unclear] Examining Clerk.

Jemima Vreeland formerly widow of Timothy Gorham New Jersey
adm. 3 Febz 1833 $120 a year from the papers of the Adm.
berth Ja. L Street, New Brunswick New Jersey

17506 Rd. Lemina Vreelans and Limony Gould
Tiplett

New Brunswick New Jersey
December 15 th 1853.
Hon. J. Mined (Com. of Pensions)
Sir,
Enclosed, please find Claim for Pension, under the act of Febrn ary 3 rd 1853, — of Mrs. Jemima Needham, of Essex County in this State, who was former- ly the widow of Timothy Gould, a Sergeant of the Revolution. She has no family record of her marriage with either of her last two husbands, or of their death, but it will be seen that the facts are clearly proved; the an- nexed Certificate of her marriage with Gould, was obtained by me, on an after thought, of the strict rules of the Dutton Church; — Claim- ant is palsied, and very frail, and I could not but excuse her, from attempting to sign her accompanying bounty land declara- tion, after the effort required in signing her claim for Pension; she has been well off, but is now poor, and I would therefore earnestly solicit, early action on her pen- sion claim, and remain,
Very Respectfully,
James T. Street Atty.

Brief in the case of Jemima Voel and widow of Timothy Gould Essex — County and State of New Jersey act Feb'y 8 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
That the original is lost.
Name and residence of Agent.
R. J. Beach Esq Newark N.J.
J. G. Fowler Examining Clerk.

Timothy Gould Esq.
$120.
Payments to be made at Newton by Pres. Tr. No. 60 Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
W. L.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. I, Page 113 by J. O. Stetson Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Simothy Gould of the State of New Jersey who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive One hundred and Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 22 day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John B. M c Lean Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Sept 10 - 1833 Paid to Sept 24 - 1833 Mar 6 - 1834 Paid to Mar 4 - 1834 Sept 15 - 1834 Paid to Sept 4 - 1834 Mar 9 1835 Paid to Mar 4 1835 Sep 11 1835 Paid to Sep 4 1835 May 7 1836 Paid to Mar 4 1836 Sep 7 1836 Paid to Sep 4 1836 May 12 Paid to 4 Mar 1837 Paid to 4 Mar 1840 Paid to 4 Sep 1837 Paid to 4 Sep 1840 Paid to 4 Mar 1838 Paid to 4 Sep 1838 Paid to 4 Mar 1839 Paid to 4 Sep 1839 Paid to 4 Mar 1841

Letter of Enquiry.
James L. Street, Atty. New Brunswick New Jersey.

New Brunswick New Jersey, January 18 th 1856.
Hon. Comr. of Pensions,
Sir,
On the 24 th day of Decem- ber last, (1855) I received from your Office, Pen- sion Certificate No. 5.600, issued on the 21 st day of December, 1855, to "Jemima Keeland," under the Act of February 2 nd 1853, as the widow, formerly, of Sim- on Gould; Seeing that the name was wrong, (it should have been " VREELAND ") I immediately remailed it to your Office for correction, but have not since heard of it; although, on the 7 th of this month, I addressed you concerning it; Permit me therefore, to again inquire, whether said Certificate reached your Office? & if so, why it has not been returned? nor any no- tice taken, of my letter of inquiry of the 7 th inst.
Very Respectfully;
James L. Street, Atty.

Have a new cut. in the name of Janina Vreeland instead of Keeland
I suppose that the old cut cannot be altered from Keeland to Vreeland , but that a supplement must be off- ered. please send me a blank cut under 2 See act 53 220 J. M. MacRae

New Brunswick New Jersey January 7 th 1856.
Hon. Com. of Pensions,
Sir,
On the 27 th of December ultimo, (1855,) I received Pension Certificate No. 5,600, issued on the 27 th of December, under the act of February 2 nd 1853, to Jemima Keeland , formerly the widow of the pensioner Timothy Gould of Essex County in this State; the name should have been Vreeland , instead of Keeland , and I therefore remailed it immediately to the Pension Office for corrections but have since heard nothing of it; Permit me therefore to inquire, whether it was received, and if so, whether it has been corrected and returned; and if it has not been received, what course must be pursued, to get it renewed.
I very much dislike to trouble the Department, and would not now write on this matter, but, that I cannot understand, why it should require double the time to correct a trifling error, that it did to examine the case and issue the Certificate at first; and I therefore fear, that the Certificate has miscarried, and is perhaps lost.
I remain,
Very respectfully,
James L. Street Atty.

Newark N.J. Feb 22 d 1860
Sir
Enclosed find petition for a new Pension certificate to be issued in the name of Demina Drecland.
Your earliest attention will much oblige
Yours truly R. H. Beach
Hon Geo C. Whitney
Washington D.C.

Brief in the case of Jemima Vireland, formerly the widow Espec of Timothy Gould County and State of New Jersey act Feb y 3 rd 1853 — Dec d who was a Sgt during the Rev d War.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") Supplement.
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
A Pension Certificate was issued in this case on the 21 Dec r 1853, but the name of the Pensioner written Jemima Keeland is mistake. Said Certificate has been returned to the Pension Office and cancelled, and a correct one
(If for increase.) is now issued
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
John D. Wilson
Name and residence of Agent James L. Steel New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Examining Clerk.

Pen Off. Dec 19 1853
Sir
Please state when Timothy Gould of New Jersey, act 1832, ch $120 was last paid and to whom
R. D. Atkinson, Esq. Third Auditor
Very Respectfully, B. Root.
for Conn.
Triplet

P. Auditor's Office
Dec. 20, 1833.
View 29 March 1841, & paid in full to that date to Emma Keeland formerly widow of the pensioner.
Robt. Johnson
auditor

New Brunswick New Jersey December 24 th 1865.
Hon. J. Mainot Comm. of Pensions?
Sir:
Enclosed please find Pension Certificate which is returned for the purpose of having the name corrected, which should be Vreeland , instead of Keeland , Very Respectfully;
James L. Street. N.J.

New Brunswick New Jersey December 15 th 1853.
Hon J. Minto (Com. of Pensions.)
Sir,
Enclosed, please find Committee's report on the claim of Mrs. Joanna Kee land, formerly the widow of Timothy Gould a Revolutionary Pensioner of Essex County in this State, — I excused her from signing her name, in her own handwriting to this claim, because of the effort requi- red in signing her Declaration of the same date herewith, for pension, under the act of February 5 th 1853, which please see, for full proof of marriage &c.
Very Respectfully,
James S. Street Agent.

BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE
OF
Reynolds & Sturtevant Beach
No. 269 Broad Street,
Newark, N. J. March 31 st 1860
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Com of Pensions
In reply to your favor of March 24 th I send enclosed the Pension Certificate of Jennima Vreeland as proof of her Identity the name of the soldier for whom she claimed Land Warrant was Timothy Gould of Essex Co New Jersey. Her Warrant has been detained by death of James L Street. and she is now unable to find the whereabouts of said Warrant. Please also state weather there has been any Appropriation to pay the judgement now standing in favor of Jennima Vreeland in the Court of Claims of $570 105, 600 The act of congress for which Land Warrant was issued I believe to be March 3 rd A.D. 1855. Please answer at your earliest convenience and
Very Yours Sincely
Thos. Reynolds
No 229360

BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE
OF
Reynolds & Shreve
No. 269 Broad Street,
Newark, N. J. March 20 th 1860
Hon Geo Whiting
Com of Pensions Please inform me whether a Land Warrant was ever issued to Jemima Trueland of Bloomfield Essex Co New Jersey, issued through the Agency of James L. Street who is now deceased and we are unable now to find the Warrant it being sent to your office to prove that she was entitled to arrears of Pension and there is now a Judgment in the Court of Claims in favor of the said Jemima Trueland the Warrant may now be in your office
James Olney Treasurer