JAMES SLOVER REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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Pension Record for James Slover
Revolutionary War
Pension S 921

"This depondent states that he was born on the twenty-ninth day of August in the 
year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four in the Township and 
County aforesaid (North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County) and has a record 
of his age, and that he has never changed his residence. That upon the 
declaration of war, he attached himself to a militia company commanded by Capt. 
John Waglum, being a resident within the bounds thereof; that previous to the 
arrival of the enemy at Sandy Hook, the company met together for exercise and 
improvement, and that Peter Perrine was Lieutenant and John gilliland, Ensign. 
When the British Army arrived at Sandy Hook, the company to which he belonged 
was mustered and marched to Perth Amboy; that they were there while the enemy 
were landing upon Staten Island and he thinks that he then performed one monthly 
duty. On their return the company was divided into three classes and were called 
out in rotation and that he performed his regular tours, along the eastern 
border of the state from Perth Amboy to Powles Hook,-different Captains were 
detailed for the several tours; recollects to have been out with Capt. Gulick 
and Capt. Dey and that the superior officers that he knew and who were there 
were, Cols Neilson, Taylor and Duychinck and Majors Egbert and Van Emburgh and 
that in addition to the regular duty performed he served on many expeditions and 
often in the night on alarms along the Raritan, st South Amboy and the borders 
of Monmouth. He is confident that up to the time the British Army came to New 
Brunswick, he performed at least three months of actual service. When the 
British Army took possession of New Brunswick this depondent resided about six 
miles south of that place, and very soon after a party of British dragoons came 
out, surrounded the house in which he, Asher Bysert and Daniel Slover were, and 
made them prisoners of war, and conducted them to New Brunswick and from thence 
they were sent with many others in a sloop to the city of New York and 
incarcerated in the 'sugar house', where they were confined closely, in a state 
of hunger and extreme privation, and where many died from want of the 
necessities of life, in this prision they remained for fourteen months, when 
they were exchanged. On his return he again joined his company under Waglum. The 
British Army was then in Philadelphia, again performed his regular tours of 
duty, until the enemy again invaded New Jersey. The militia were all called out 
and marched toward the Delaware River, until they met the advance of the British 
Army, he thinks near Mt. Holly in Burlington County and he recollects that he 
was under the command of Col. Neilson and Major Egbert and Major Emburgh. They 
then returned to the border of Monmouth County. There the memorable battle was 
found and that he was there and engaged during the whole conflict. The British 
being again in possession of New York, the militia were called out as before to 
perform duty along the eastern shore from Perth Amboy to Powles Hook. About this 
time, Col. Simcoe, made an incursion into the state of New Jersey as far as a 
place called Millstone and burned Somerset Courthouse situated there. On this 
day he was on duty, and with Thomas Stillwell and Joeph Cloyd were made 
prisoners with several others and conducted to New York and again confined in 
the 'sugar house', where he remained five months and was exchanged in the spring 
of 1780, having suffered greatly from the excessive cold of the memorable 
winter. 'On my return I attached myself to the same company and peformed my 
regular tours of dury, when called upon, until the conclusion of the war'.

Rate $62.22 per annum