Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43616, Joseph Gordon, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn     

Gordon, Joseph             

NUMBER
S. 43616

CONTENTS
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Joseph Gordon,  priv

Colonel Craigs Regt. Pa line
1776 to 1781
Craig-command   regt

On roll

Admitted
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State [District crossed out] OF New York, Madison County SS

On this 24th day of September 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, personally appeared Joseph Gordon  aged Sixty five years, resident in Sullivan in the County [district crossed out] who being by me first 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 he, the said Joseph Gordon enlisted in Northumberland in the state of Pennsylvania, in the company commanded by Captain Boone of the Pennsylvania Line in Colonel Craig's Regiment in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the year seventeen hundred eighty one, when he was discharged from service in Trenton in the state of New Jersey, that he was in the battles of Monmouth, Germantown, & Brandywine -- and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, ^other than the subjoined affidavit. ^

 Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid, 
Joseph   his X  mark  Gordon
J.B.Yates  [signature]

I, John B. Yates Judge, &c, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Gordon -- did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; 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.  
 
Dated this seventh day of October 1818

/s/ J. B. Yates

[Seal of the Court]
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State of New York
Madison County   SS     Reuben Perkins of the town of Lenox  & Mason Harris of the town of Sullivan in the County of Madison being duly sworn say that they well know Joseph Gordon who has signed the annexed declaration and that these deponents know the said Joseph to be a poor man & that he needs the assistance of his country for support, and the said Reuben Perkins on his part further saith that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one the said Joseph Gordon came from the American service to his friends in the tour of Derby in the state of Connecticut & that this Deponent (the said Reuben Perkins) never saw 
the said Joseph in the said service in the war of the revolution, but that from communications with his friends and letters of correspondence, and from the absence of the said Joseph he has no doubt but that the said Joseph was actually in the said service.  

Sworn before me this              }
seventh day of October 1818. }    
/s/ J. B. Yates - Judge of
Madison C. P. - 

/s/ Reuben Perkins
/s/ Mason Harris
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State of New York
 County of Madison SS

I John B. Yates the Judge within named do certify that I am satisfied that the within named Joseph Gordon is a very poor man and needs the assistance of his country for support.

Dated the seventh day  } 
of October - 1818         }

/s/ J. B. Yates
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State of New York 
Madison County SS
I hereby certify that John B Yates was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county on the 7th day of October 1818 duly commissioned & sworn & that the signatures attached to the foregoing certificates, appear to be in his hand writing.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court the 12th day of October 1818.

/s/ J. N. M. Hurd Clk
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New York
10,789
4
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Joseph Gordon
of Sullivan in the state of Newyork who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Craig of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of four years 1776
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of September 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819 and sent to Wm. Malcolm Esq 
Canasaraga - Madison Cty N. Yk
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 5 7/30 4/31 42.89
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 6 mos 48.
$90:89 [double underlined]

{Revolutionary claim,  }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Notification sent to William P. Hopkins Esq.
21 July 1820.
Canasaraga, New York
A.C. Daley Jan. 18/61
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Joseph Gordon
10.789
15 May 1819
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STATE OF NEW-YORK.

Court of Common Pleas,} SS.
County   of   Madison,    }

On this 10 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county (created as such by the laws of the state of New-York)  Joseph Gordon aged 63 years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: -- In Colonel Craig's regiment, in Captain Butler's company in the Pennsylvania line, according to the original declaration of this declarant, bearing date the fourth day of September 1818 and that he is now a pensioner and holds a pension certificate from the war department of the United States numbered 10789 and bearing date on the 15th day of May1819 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed."  

S C H E D U L E

Real Estate   None
Personal Estate
one cow worth  $ 14..00
one yearling heifer  5..00
1 hog   2..00
10 Sheep  10..00
4 Lambs  3..00
1 Table  1..00
1 Chest  2..00
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$ 37..00

four chairs  1..50
1 Trammel 0..75
1 Platter  0..12
3 [illegible] pans  0..38
3 Bowls  0..18
Knives forks + spoons  1..00
1 axe 1 hoe  1..50
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$42..93

My occupation is a labourer    my ability to pursue it poor having a breach
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43 616
INVALID.
Revy
[initialed]
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File No. 43,616
Joseph Gordon
Pri Rev War
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Act:  18 March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 201

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Apl. 14, 1905 Hist to
A.S. Babcock, Willet NY
letter of inquiry in Inv.
File 6589 Jones - Babcock.
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[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
JAN
7
1861
[initialed]

FREE

Joseph Gordon
N. Y. ad. 18 mon; 1818
Heir application
[illegible stamp - very blurry]

[addressed to:]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

Free [handwritten]
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Joseph Gordon - N.Y. AD 1818 - No. 10789
Mr. Bowen  LP Waldo Apl 23/55
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Spring Green Dec 27
Sank. Co. Wisconsin

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

At the request of Amanda Campbell who was a daughter of Joseph Gordon a Revolutionary Pensioner of United States I write to inquire whether she is entitled to draw a pension she being the only heir of Joseph Gordon & Ruth his wife. Her mother is dead & there has not been any pay drawn since the death of her father in June 1843.  Said Gordon lived in the State of New York at time of his death.  His name must be on the old Roll of that State
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Any information you may give will be thankfully received.

Respectfully yours,
/s/ A. C. Daley