Thanks, I do hope there is one for Hunterdon County, which is the one I am looking for. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamelyn P. Bush" <pamelynb@enter.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Public Claims in NJ > The book described by Jan below was compiled by Thomas Wilson and Dorothy > Stratford, two long-time trustees of the Genealogical Society of NJ. it is > available for $30 from BOOKS, NJ, the capital bookstore, dedicated to New > Jersey local history and genealogy, and operated by the NJ State Archives > and NJ Historical Commission, in partnership with the Genealogical Society > of NJ. View their titles list at http://www.booksnj.com > > For Revolutionary War services and supply reimbursements in Essex County, > there is a manuscript called "Account of Certificates Given by Daniel > Marsh > for Money Due From the United States in the Quartermaster & Forage > Departments at Rahway, New Jersey." It is housed in the New Jersey State > Archives, record group Department of Defense, Revolutionary War Numbered > Manuscripts, Item #4459. There are similar documents for many other > counties > of New Jersey in the NJ State Archives. The information contained is brief > and might be in chart format with date, consecutive nbr, to whom given, > for > what given, when due, and $ amount. For example: "Sept. 8, 1780, 15, Isaac > Lawrence, 1 cord wood furnished the troops, Apr. 13, 1780, $90." The > services range from "4 days carting with a team of 2 cattle", to "21 days > horseshoeing", and more. > > Pam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JanAlpert@aol.com> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:02 AM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Public Claims in NJ > > >> Susan, I own a book that has such claims for Rev. War contributions >> called >> Certificates and Receipts for Revolutionary War in New Jersey. It mostly >> covers claims for Hunterdon Co and Somerset Co., NJ. I bought it from > Colonial >> Roots for about $30 last year. I had previously found a copy in the > Virginia >> State Library and wanted a copy because several of my ancestors from > Hunterdon >> Co. are mentioned. I can't give you the full name or authors because >> the >> book is at my winter home in Hilton Head, SC. However, I think you can > find it >> online under _www.colonialroots.com_ (http://www.colonialroots.com) >> under >> the general NJ category. >> > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >