Morris County NJ Archives Military Records.....KING, Joseph December 1782
Revwar - Pension Adjutant to the 4th NJ Regt.
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Revolutionary War Pension Certificate
JOSEPH KING'S CERTIFICATE.
  At a Court of General Quarter Sessions held at Morris town on & for the 
County of Morris on the third Tuesday of December A. D. 1782.
  Present Benjamin Halsey John Stiles John Brookfield Benj. Lindsly Will 
Woodhull Stephen Day Ab Kitchel.
  Application was made to the Court in behalf of Joseph King late Adjutt. of 
the fourth Jersey Regiment in Service of the United States. & Two Certificates 
were presented to the Court, the first was in the words & figures following.
Viz.
  the Subscribers at the request of Mr. Jos. King certify that in the year 
1777 he held the office of Adjutant to the fourth Jersey Regiment to 
approbation, that in the action of the Short hills he was wounded & made 
prisoner, that in consequence of some severe treatment after he was taken his 
wound hath tendered him in great measure disqualifyed from active employement, 
that in consequence of his being wounded & prisoner he was deranged in the 
Year 1779.  The Subscribers do therefore earnestly recommend the Said Mr. 
Joseph King to an appointment in the Corps of Invalids, if it should not 
interfere with the established system & regulations of the Army.
  Jersey Huts April 16th.  Signed by Elias Dayton Coll. 2nd. Regt. Jersey. M 
Ogden Col. 1st Regt. Francis Barber Lt. Coll. 1st Regt. J. N. Commine Lt. 
Coll. 2nd. N Jersey Andw. Hunter Chaplain N Jersey Brigade Jer Ballard Captn. 
Samuel Kendoy Capt 2nd. Jer Regt. Nathl. Bauman Capt 2nd Reg Jer. Wm. Helms 
Capt. 2nd. Regt. Jer. Saml. Holms Capt 2nd Regt. Jer. Abm Appleton Lieut. 2nd. 
do. Benjn. Osmon Lieut. 2nd. do. T Rhea Lt. 2nd. do. Ab Stout Lt. 2nd. do. 
Geo. Mead Capt 2d Jer R. John Holmes Capt. 1st. Jer. Regt. Jno. Reed Lieut. 
do. Eph. Darby Lt. & Qrm. John Blair Lt. 1st do Will Shute Ensn. 2nd. do. 
Jacob Harris Surgn. Mate 1st do.

the 2nd. Certe. was as follows
  We the Subscribers having examined Mr. Joseph King are of opinion that in 
consequence of a Wound which he received June the 26th. 1777 -- & subsequent 
Confinement & treatment while a prisoner that he is thereby disqualifyed from 
obtaining a livelihood by Laborious employments; that he is justly intitled to 
the Provision made for disabled Officers, & that his present condition 
therefrom is as bad as the loss of a limb Sign'd John Cockran Director of the 
Military Hospitals  Chas. McKnight Phyn.
  The court having considered the Said Certife. are of opinion that the Said 
Joseph King is entitled to his half pay from the time of his Derangement Viz. 
the first day of February 1779 -- and do Order the Clk. to make out a 
Certificate accordingly

                           } Justices

Additional Comments:
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Pages 147-148.


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