Morris County NJ Archives Military Records.....SALTER, Phebe March 1781
Revwar - Pension Militia
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Revolutionary Pension Record Of Phebe Widow Of Benjamin SALTER
PHEBE SALTER.
    March Term 1781
  Phebe Salter produced to the Court a certificate in the words and figures 
following, viz:
  "Mendham 17th March 1781 These do certify that Benjamin Salter a Militia 
Soldier was called out to oppose the Enemy on the fifth day of September 1777 
and was in the battle at Second river on the 6th of the Same Month under My 
command when he received a wound in his Body from the Enemy of which he died 
the next day.
                                        "Wm. Winds
                                        then Brigadier Genl."

  and also an affidavit in the words and figures follwoing viz,
  "Newjersey Morris county ss.
  "Personally appeared before Me Abraham Kitchel one of the Justices of the 
Peace for Said County, John Salter who being duly sworn Saith that he Saw 
Benjamin Salter Married to Phebe Merit by the Revd. Mr. John Walton which Said 
Benjamin Salter was wounded in an action with the Enemy at Second river Some 
time in September in the year 1777 of which wound he died the day following 
and the Said Phebe is now the widow of him the Said Benjamin Salter dec., and 
further this Deponent Saith not.
"Sworn before me this 21t. day of March 1781.
"Abrm. Kitchel."

  The court having taken the Same into consideration are of opinion that the 
Said Widow Phebe Salter is entitled to the half pay of her Deceased Husband 
and that a Certificate to Issue accordingly.

Additional Comments:
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Pages 93-94.


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