Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45220, Holmes Austin, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE New York 
Austin, Holmes. 
NUMBER S. 45220
CONTENTS
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4.877
New York Roll

Holmes Austin
N York Line  Private (crossed out) Corporal
Capt Goodwin
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 10th of April 1818 - 

Certificate of Pension issues the 12h of Decemb 1812
and sent to Aaron Reed [illegible] Judge
Bedford W. Chest - N.Y

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818, 4 mos 25/30 - 38:66
Semmi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 -  48:-
[illegible] $86:66

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

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Holmes Austin
Application

Corect
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State of New York West Chester County ss:  On this 10th day of April 1818 before me Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of West Chester personally appears Holmes Austin aged sixty years resident in the town of Poundridge County of West Chester and State of New York who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath saith[?] the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by 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 sd Holmes Austin enlisted in [illegible] County of West Chester & State of New York sometime 1777 as a Corporal for three years in the Company Commanded by Captn. Godwin in Col Duboys [DuBois] Regiment in New York line.  That at the Battle of Fort Montgomery the Regmt. was [illegible] very much & broken up he then enlisted during the War -- the Company Commanded by [illegible] in Col. [illegible] Cortlandt Regmt. New York Line that he continued to serve in sd Corps or in the Service of the United States until Peace took place when he was discharged from service in [illegible] of New York.  That he was in the Battle at Fort Montgomery at the taking [?] of Corn Wallace [Cornwallis] & also at the taking of [illegible] & that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of ^his Country's full support^  That as further Testimony of his sd Services he produces this affidavit of Joseph Morgan
Holmes Austin

Sworn and Declared the day & year above written before me Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas in & for the County of West Chester.
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I Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for sd County of West Chester do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Holmes Austin did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy;  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 passed April 10th 1818

I do Certify that Aaron Read is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of West Chester
Elijah Crawford Clk

I Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of West Chester do Certify that I am acquainted with Holmes Austin the within named applicant and know that he is in reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support -- Aaron Read

[illegible] Decr 1st 1818
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Holmes Austin
No. 2
4.877
?? Dec 1818

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SCHEDULE.
State of New York Winchester County  SS.
On this Twenty Sixth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court, the same being a court of record, for the County of Westchester
Holmes, Austin.
Aged Seventy years, resident in Pound Ridge of said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he serviced in the revolutionary war as follows: - That he the said Holmes, Austin, enlisted for and state of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Godwin, in Col. DuBois Regiment in New York line on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until peace took place in 1783 when he was discharged at Snake Hill, that he was at the taking of St. Johns, the Battles on York Island and at the White Plains, that in April 1818 he presented his Original Declaration & his certificate No: 4877 bearing date the 12th day of Dec 1818
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 there of, 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 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 havec I any income other than what is contain in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
Signed Holmes X Mark Austin
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Inventory
Real Estate - None
Personal Estate - do
Family - do
Signed Holmes Austin
X His Mark