Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,411, Christopher Hulsizer, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hulsizer, Christopher
S.34411
CONTENTS

Dead. See letter to P. Dickinson, P.A.G. Sept. 3 d 1835
19. 587
New Jersey
Christopher Hulsiger
of Hunterdon; in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Budd of the regiment commanded by Colonel Marmell in the New Jersey line, for the term of one year from 26 Nov 1775 to Decem 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 15 day of September 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of March 1826 and sent to Hon. L. Benedict. H. R.
Arrears to 4th of March 1826. - $45.29 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1826 48. -
$93.29
{ Revolutionary claim. Acts March 18, 1819 and May 1, 1819

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County } To all men & women, knoweth, that I, Ralph Hunt
personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Adam Hope who being by me duly sworn, deposes and saith, that at the time the within named Christopher Hulsiger enlisted in the within named Captain John Bied, Scots Company. The said Captain Hulsiger informed him that the said Hulsiger had enlisted for one year and that the Regiment the said Hulsiger belonged to was commanded by Colonel William Maxwell and that he this Deponent was well acquainted with the said Colonel Maxwell and that he informed him the said Regiment was to serve one year in the Revolutionary war. and that some time after the service expired. this Deponent saw the said Hulsiger and that he has been well acquainted with him ever since and has always considered him as an honest man. ————— and further this Deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 28 th day April A.D. 1818.
Adam Hope
Ralph Hunt
I Ralph Hunt one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Christopher Hulsiger did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support; 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 Congress. —————
Ralph Hunt
New Jersey Hunterdon Co. ss. John T. Hulsiger, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas do certify that Ralph Hunt Esq. before whom the above proceedings were had, then was and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, duly sworn and qualified and full credit is due to all his acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and Seal of said Court the 23 rd day of September A.D. 1818.
J. Hulsiger

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon Co. ss. Be it known that on this first day of aforesaid A.D. Eighteen hundred and eighteen - before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County - personally appeared Christopher Hulsiger aged about sixty nine years resident in the town- ship of Bethlehem in said County who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by 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 the said Christopher Hulsiger enlisted at the Tavern of - Daniel V. Bushwick in the Township and County - aforesaid in the company commanded by Capt - John Reid Scott belonging to the Second Jersey - Regiment commanded by Colonel William Maxwell for one year - that he served the said year and at the particular request of General Gates he served for fifteen days longer, when he was discharged at - Ticonderoga in the State of New York - He was in the battle of the Three Rivers - and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. and further this Deponent saith not -
Sworn & subscribed before me } Christopher Hulsiger the day & year above written Ralph Hunt
Christopher Hulsiger Private Hunterdon County, N.J. Col. Maxwell's reg. N. Jersey Line, one year. 1st April, 1818. Ralph Hunt Judge Hunt's mills Hunterdon Co. N.J.

ORIGINAL CLAIM.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, } ss. Hunterdon county,
ON this twenty fifth day of October — eighteen hundred and twenty — personally appeared, in open court of common pleas, being a court of record in and for the said county, Christopher Kulsiger — 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 provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820, that he the said Christopher Kulsiger enlisted for the term of one year on the twenty eighth day of November in the year 1778 in the state of New Jersey in the company commanded by captain John Burt in the regiment commanded by colonel May in the line of the state of New Jersey on the continental establishment ; that he continued to serve in the said corps until December 1778 when he was discharged from the said service, in Schenectady in the state of New York
That he was in the battles of The Three Rivers and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except these accompanying this paper
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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, 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.
An Inventory of the goods of Christopher Kulsiger —    Ploughs 50. 20. horses & harness  $180.00    Horses cattle 50. sheep 12. swine 12.  74.00    Salt hay 150. & corn in field 50.00  31.50    Grain in the barn 20. acres in field  50.00    Hay in the barn 20. acres in field  28.00     $303.50  
His debts a 100. suppose to be overpaid — His arrears for house rent and other debts that he owes $1165.00  Christopher Kulsiger
sworn to, and declared, on the twenty fifth day of October A.D. 1820 before Isaac G. Ledyard
I JOHN T. BLACKWELL, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 three hundred & three dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this first day of March — eighteen hundred and twenty one
J. T. Blackwell Clerk of the Court for the county of Hunterdon.

34411 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34411
Christopher Lubsiger Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18 th May 1 st 25 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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To The Honourable The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress Assembled.
The petition of the subscriber, humbly sheweth, that he did enlist (as stated in his original claim herewith forwarded) for the term of one year, on the twenty sixth day of November in the year 1775 in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain John Budd Scott, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Maxwell in the line of the State of New Jersey on the first continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until December 1776 when he was discharged from the said service, in Sconderoga in the State of New York. — That he was in the battle of the Three Rivers, and that he has no other evidence now in his power, of his said services, except those heretofore transmitted to the War Department, And that he is not able to attain any further evidence, That your petitioner has no property and is in very indigent circumstances, And your petitioner humbly begs that your honorable body will place him on the Pension Roll.
Bethlehem February 22 nd 1826.
Christopher Lewis

We the subscribers, residents of the county of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey, certify that we are well acquainted with the above petitioner and believe what he has stated above to be correct, and that he is an honest and upright man, has no property and is in very indigent circumstances and from the good character he bears, we believe he is deserving a pension.
Rev. Peter
Isaac Smith George Gans
George Hammel Abraham Kessel
James Brown William Shearman
John Bigler Samuel King Joseph King Wm McCulloch
Adam Kunkle
Jonathan M. Ingham Wm Runkle
John Wilson Clemens Bonnell
Jacob Anderson Joseph Bine A Vansychel Abraham Bremer
Samuel Leigh Rev. Johnston
George Garrison John Hall Eunich Clifford Peter Hardy John Clifford John Barnes Abraham Storus

Joseph Johnston Peter J. Clark
Peter Klein
L. Wright
Samuel C. Johnston
James Anderson }
E. W. Wilson
Jacob M. ...
John ...
John Charles ...
Henry A. Sweeney
Edward Johnston
Walter ...
... }
Manuel E. Hunt }
Wilson
M. ...

Wanted the Judges certificate of the credibility of the witnesses testifying to the service of the claimant, and the date of enlistment & discharge should be set forth in the declaration -
12 Nov 1819
12 Nov 1819

State of New Jersey -
Hunterdon County ss. Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Captain Clement Bunnell of the Township of Bethlehem in the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposes and says that he was born in the the said Township of Bethlehem and has resided there ever since and that he is now fifty four years of age, and that he was acquainted with Christopher Hulsiger previous to the Revolutionary War and at the beginning of the War he saw said Hulsiger at the House of his Father Col. Abraham Bunnell in the Township and County aforesaid, and acted as a Sergeant in a Company commanded by Capt. John Burd Scott and said to belong to the Regiment commanded by Col. Maxwell, and that he enlisted as this Deponent was informed for one year and that he marched with the Company for Canada, and that he then said Hulsiger was gone later than a year and then returned back and that the said Christopher Hulsiger has been a neighbor to him ever since, and has repeatedly heard him talk of the campaign that he served in at the North - And further this Deponent saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 16 th September A.D. 1819
Ralph Hunt
Clement Bunnell

I. Ralph Hunt one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey - Do certify that I have been acquainted with Clement Bunnell the within Deponent upwards of thirty Years living the greatest part of the time within one mile of my place of residence and never heard of his credibility being impeached - but has supported a fair character.
Given under my hand this 14 th December 1819.
Ralph Hunt

State of New Jersey.  Hunterdon County. } Be it known that on the fourteenth day of December A.D. Eighteen hundred and nineteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Christopher Hulsiger (the person named in the within affidavit of Clement Bonnell) who by his affidavit made before me on the first day of April Eighteen hundred and eighteen, claiming a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War, further deposeth and saith that he was enlisted on the twenty sixth day of November Seventeen hundred and seventy five, and discharged the last of December Seventeen hundred and seventy six the day he was of the month he was discharged he does not recollect, at the time of his enlistment John Bud Scott was Captain of the Company he was in the Lieutenants John Higgens and James Maxwell and the Ensign before, but does not recollect his christian name. The first Lieutenant John Higgens died at Crown Point in the summer of seventeen hundred and seventy six and this Deponent further saith, that he does not or ever has owned any land, and that it would take what little he has to pay his debts. and further this Deponent saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed before me the day and year first above written } Christopher Hulsiger  Ralph Hunt
I Ralph Hunt one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do certify that I have been acquainted with the above Deponent for better than fifteen years last past having lived during that time within three miles of my place of residence and that he has always maintained a good character, and never heard of his owning any real property and believe him to be very slender in his circumstances.  Given under my hand this 14 th December 1819.  Ralph Hunt

The State of Virginia Huntingdon County — ss.
I John T Blackwell clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for said county of Huntingdon do certify that Ralph Hunt Esquire before whom the above proceedings were had, then was (and now is one of the judges of the court of common Pleas in and for said county duly com- missioned and sworn (and full credit is due to all his official acts as such —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this first day of March A.D. eighteen hundred and twenty one.
J. T. Blackwell Clerk of C. P. Pleas

Original Claim of Christopher Heubiger
A 115

Original Claim.
State of New Jersey, ss. Maurice County, ss. B.
On this fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, I, Christopher Hulsizer, of the county of Morris, State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that in open court of Common Pleas, being a court of record in and for the said county, Christopher Hulsizer aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820, that he the said Christopher Hulsizer enlisted for the term of one year on the twenty sixth day of November in the year 1778 in the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain John Duse, Scott in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Washington in the time of the State of New Jersey on the first continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Company until December 1778 when he was discharged from the said service, in Scituate in the State of New York. — That he was in the battle of the Three Rivers, and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except those heretofore transmitted to the War Department. — (And) In pursuance of the act of the first of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by

by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of any property, or any part thereof, with an intention 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 8th day of March, 1831; (And that I have not, nor 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 several accounts annexed, and by me subscribed. This deponent further saith that he has no property either real or personal, except his necessary clothing and bedding. This deponent further saith that he is a farmer by occupation and that he is so old and infirm that he is almost wholly unable to pursue the same; that he has no family to support, but expenses solely upon the charity of his children in his bedchamber. That since the 18th day of March, 1831, the following charges have been made in my property viz.
   Description of property Names of persons to whom disposed of Time of Sale Amount Received     Personal Sam l Leigh Hunt 1824 Notes for 5.00   Property Gen l Vose Jan 13 56.26   Do Gen l Pilsinger " " 17.00   Do Wm. Sherman " " 17.35   Do Gen l Gylbert " " 8.90   Do Kelly Killigan " " 20.20   Do John Kauschel " " 2.45   Do Sam l Beavers " " 7.68   Do Wm. Waggoner " " 9.35  

  D o John Sharp " " " " " 18.75   D o Henry Carter " " " " " 5.21   D o George Granger " " " " " 2.87   D o Peter Sharp " " " " " 5.05   D o John Anderson " " " " " 54.92   D o Jacob Anderson " " " " " 25.91   D o George Walters " " " " " 2.65   D o Thomas Sanghail " " " " " 52.25   D o M a Luke " " " " " 7.20   D o Conrad Wean " " " " " 5.16   D o Dan l Kussizer " " " " " 31.51   D o Jac o Kussizer " " " " " 10.00   D o John Cranz " " " " " 6.58   D o Isaac Smith " " " " " 9.90   D o John Shaver " " " " " 15.11   D o Mahlon Johnson " " " " " 2.80   D o Heaven Mankle " " " " " 50.00   D o Philipe Boase " " " " " 46.55   Total 491.51 
That which I have duly assigned unto the Rev. Benjamin Cohen, Esquire of the City of Philadelphia for rent due and owing to him, and for which I am in arrears to a large amount, and further this document with not-
(Signed)
Christopher Kussizer
Given to and subscribed in open

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss.
I John S. Blackwell, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, being a Court of Record in and for said County of Hunterdon, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Christopher H. Hoesiger has given his Voluntary Oath, as sta- ted in the preceding declaration, against the Common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, in the continental es- tablishment. — I also certify that the fore- going is a true and the whole thereof to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the said Christopher Hoesiger has no other property than his necessary clothing and bedding, as will appear by the foregoing schedule. —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this fifteenth day of February A.D. 1781 one thousand seven hundred and eighty one
J. S. Blackwell Clerk

Deposition of John Clifford

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss.
Personally appeared before me Enoch Clifford one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County. John Clifford who being sworn according to law upon his oath (saith) that he has been personally acquainted with Mr. Christopher Hulshizer for thirty years or upwards and that the said Christopher Hulshizer has always sustained the character of an honest and ind- ustrious citizen. That in the year 1775 the said Hulshizer enlisted under Captain John B. Scott in the Continental service of the now United States of America. That this deponent has reason to believe and does believe that the said Hulshizer did serve in the United States service during his enlistment for the term of one year or more. John Clifford
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22 d day of February A.D. 1826
Enoch Clifford

Northampton County ss
Before the sixteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred & twenty five personally appeared before me Anthony M c Coy one of the Justices of the peace in & for Northampton County & State of Pennsylvania Daniel Shannon who upon his solemn oath, doth depose and say that he served in the continental army for twelve months in Captain John B Scotts company Second Regiment commanded by Col l Maxwell of the New Jersey line and further that he enlisted in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five & that Christopher Hulsizer served in the same company as second Sargent for the same length of time and further saith not — Daniel Shannon Sworn & subscribed before me.
Anthony M c Coy
State of Pennsylvania
Northampton County ss
I, Matthias Gress Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County Do certify that Anthony M c Coy is a Justice of the Peace of the County of Northampton County and acting as such that the name signed above is of his proper hand writing. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Office this 18 th day of May A.D. 1875
Matth s Gress Proth y

I Anthony McCoy, the Justice of the peace before whom the within Deposition was made and taken Do certify that the de- ponent, Daniel Shannon, is a person of good reputation and his testimony entitled to full credit & belief. Witness my hand at Mount Bethel this 7th day of June A.D. 1825
Anthony McCoy J.P.
Official of Daniel Shannon

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Northampton County ss.
Before the Hon. John Cooper Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the aforesaid County, the fourteenth day of September in the Year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
In the case of Christopher Hulsiger, an applicant for the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of March 18. 1818, originally made before Ralph Hunt Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey, the first day of April in the year last aforesaid.  Daniel Shannon, of the County first aforesaid, being duly sworn deposes and says, That he has known the applicant abovenamed before and since the Revolutionary war, That the Deponent was a private of Captain Scott's company, in the 2 o Regiment N. Jersey line on the Continental establishment, Col. Mawwell, that while a private as aforesaid in the fall of the year 1775, the said company was mustered at Pittstown & Quakertown in N. Jersey, when he saw and knew the aforesaid applicant as a Sergeant in said company. That about the latter end of the year 1776, the deponent and applicant were discharged honorably at Tienderoga, tho' they received no written discharges. That during the said time of service, he knew the said applicant as a Sergeant of the D Company, and as a soldier who done his duty.
Daniel Shannon
Sworn to before me the day & year first aforesaid. J. Cooper Judge C.C.P. Northampton County ss.
Northampton County ss. I William Satterton prothonotary of the County Common Pleas of said County do certify that David Ayres Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within paper was at the time thereof and still is a Judge of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified that full faith & credit be due to be given to all his official acts. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County May 26. 1821 Wm Satterton Proth.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Northampton Co.
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I Henry Spring, Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the S d County, do certify that the Hon. John Cooper Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within deposition, is and was at the time of affix- ing the same, a judge of the said Court, to due lawful credence is to be given to his acts as such. Witness my hand & the seal of the S d court, at Easton the 14 th day of September A.D. 1819.
Henry Spring
Northampton County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania There are to all whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, the within copy of the deposition of the Hon. John Cooper Esquire, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the S d County, doth certify that he is and was at the time of affixing his signature to the within deposition, a judge of the said Court, to due lawful credence is to be given to his acts as such. Witness my hand & the seal of the said court, at Easton the 14 th day of September A.D. 1819.

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office.

Dear Sir,
I return you all the papers of Christopher Heelshige, as you request, for the purpose of a further investigation. I presume it may be necessary as you before suggested, that the Magistrate should certify, that Clifford & Melick, are disinterested & credible witnesses. I am satisfied that the Magistrate are duly commissioned as such, but probably for precedents sake, it may be best to require the testimony of a County Clerk, & the only objection is, the expense & delay, to which it subjects these helpless beings. — I know however, you will call for nothing but what your own convictions of duty dictate, & I will, after your further investigation, return them, in so far of what may in your opinion be indispensable .
Yours with esteem
Lewis Condick.
Home of Rep. March 17 th 1826
Jas. L. Edwards Esq r Pension Office.

Affidavit of Henry Melick

State of New Jersey Warren County
Person lay came before me Peter Kline one of the justices of the peace in and for Said County Henry Melick
Who being duly Sworn according to law and upon his oath Saith that he has been well acquainted with Christopher Wulschiger since the year Seventeen hundred and that and he the deponent also knows that the Said - Christopher enlisted in the United States army in the year One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five for one year under Capt. John B. Scott Scott and that the Said Christopher Wulschiger served his term of enlistment and has been well acquainted with the Said Christopher ever since
Henry Melick
Sworn and Subscribed this 6th Day of February 1826 before me
Peter Kline J.P.

State of New Jersey
Warren County ss
Personally appeared before me
A. C. Dunham one of the Justices of peace in for the County of Warren. Clement Bonnell who upon his solemn oath, doth depose & say, that he knew Christopher Hulsiger did act a part in John D Scotts Company. That Capt. Scotts Company lay some time at his fathers the particular year he does not distinctly recollect, but thinks it was in year 1775. That the said Scotts Company Marched from Dependants Fathers, he thinks to Trenton, & from there to Canada. His family lived in the neighbourhood of the Dependants Fathers. He knows the said Christopher Hulsiger was for from home more than a year, thinks about fifteen months. & is under the impression that he was all that time in the Army. The Deponent says that he has been acquainted with the said Christopher Hulsiger ever since he left the Army. and has all that time sus- tained an inproachable character.
Taken & sworn & subscribed before me this thirteenth day of June A D 1825
A. C. Dunham
I do certify that I have been acquainted with the above Deponent from my infancy, that he has always sustained a fair character for truth and is entitled to full credit & belief
A. C. Dunham Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County ss:-
I John T. Blackwell, clerk of the Inferior Court of common pleas in and for the said county of Hunterdon do hereby certify, that Isa C. Dunham, Esquire before whom the foregoing exam- ination was had was at that time, and now is, one of the justices of the Peace in and for said county duly duly commissioned and sworn and that due faith and credit, should be given to all his official acts as such.-
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Hlemington this fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and twenty five.
J. T. Blackwell Clerk. H. Pleas
Office of Comm. of Commerce

The case of Christopher Mulvane New Jersey J. J. Blackwell Agt Flemington, N. J. Recd 7 Mar. 1821
Secretary of War City
Monmouth
Hon. L. Condick H. R.
Flemington N. J. Mar 3
Adm?
Pen: com: 15 Sept. 1825
Recd March 7 1821

The Honorable
J. C. Calhoun
Sir I would thank you to forward an answer as soon as you conveniently can to — John T. Blackwell — Flemington N.Y.
Yours &c.
J. T. Blackwell for J. S. Blackwell
Flemington
March 2 d 1821

Affidavit of Benjamin Chew, Esq.

Benjamin Chew of the City of Philadelphia being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God doth depose and say, that in or about the month of March 1789 Christopher Wulsigar became Tenant to the Deponent on one of the Deponent's Farms in Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey, that the said Christopher Wulsigar continued as a renting Tenant on the said Farm under this Deponent untill March 1823 when having been much indulged by the Deponent in consequence of the Christopher Wulsigar's having been unfortunate in his Family, and having incurred many expenses on that account, on a settlement of Accounts he fell in arrear to the Deponent to the amount of Six Hundred and Eighty Nine dollars forty four cents, and stating that he had become weak and infirm and not able to carry on the Business of the Farm he surrendered and gave up the Plantation which in kindness to the Family the Deponent rented to the son of the said Christopher - that the said Christopher with the Permission of the Deponent in the hope of his making the best advantage of his Funds in this way, made a Vendue under his own direction of his Stock and other Property, as he has stated to this Deponent, reserving some Grain to be sold by him at private Sale, the proceeds of the whole being promised to be applied towards the discharge of the Debt due to this Deponent, all of which as reported to this Deponent will fall far short of the Arrear due to the said Deponent - And the Deponent doth further say that according to the information received from the Agent of this Deponent, the said Christopher Wulsigar delivered over to the said Agent for the use of this Deponent sundry Vendue Notes, and the Deponent has reason to believe from his opinion of the integrity of the said Christopher Wulsigar the whole of the said Notes were delivered, which were taken for the Sale of the Property sold, part of which said Notes has been collected and the other part, such as may be solvent, put in a train for collection - but it would appear that from the whole of this Fund viz the whole of the Notes taken and the probable proceeds of the Grain reserved, there will not by a considerable sum be a sufficiency to discharge the Debt due to this deponent.
Benjamin Chew
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia
Be it remembered that on this sixteenth day of July A.D. 1825 personally appeared before me the Subscriber Mayor of the said City Benjamin Chew who being duly sworn according to Law did declare and say that the facts set forth in the foregoing statement and by him subscribed are just and true.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Watson Mayor

Mr James H Blackwell
Flemington
Witness of Sir James H Blackwell

Bethlehem July 4 th 1825
Sir.
Agreeably to your request I send you a list of the names of the persons to whom the property of Christopher Hulsiger was sold on the 15 th March 1824 and the amount of each sale annexed to the name.
To Sam l Leigh Inn r for $3.00 Garret Kleit 56.20 Garret Pippinger 17.00 W. Shearman 17.35 Benj r Egbert 8.20 Hetty Millegan 20.29 John Vandyschel 2.75 Sam l Beavers 7.68 Wm Waggoner 9.35 John Sharp 18.75 Henry Carter 5.21 Geo r Cregar 2.87 Peter Sharp 5.05 John Anderson 54.92 Jacob Anderson 28.91 Geo r Walters 2.65 Thos s Baughart 52.26 John Lake 7.30 Conrad Wean 5.16 Sam l Hulsiger 31.51 Joel Hulsiger 10.00 John Evans 6.58 Isaac Smith 2.96

the precise amount of which cannot now be ascertained received by me also an account of rent due Mr. Chiu has thereby taken from him the whole of his property, except a mare worth perhaps forty dollars, and there is still a balance of rent due Mr. Chiu from Mr. Huls, exceeding the amount of forty dollars.
Yrs Ob t Serv t
J. Allen Taylor
Mr James H. Blackwell
State of New Jersey } ss. Personally appeared before me Hunterdon County } Walter Stiger one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, John Allen Taylor who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that the foregoing statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief July 9 th 1825
Walter Stiger
I do certify that the deponent John Allen Taylor is a person of good reputation and his testimony entitled to full credit and belief
Walter Stiger
State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County ss: I John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Superior court of common pleas in and for the said county of Hun- terdon, do hereby certify, that Walter Sti- ger, before whom the above affidavit was taken, was at that time, and now is one of the Justices of the peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such. In Witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Flemington this 15 th day of Sept r 1825 - J. T. Blackwell