Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 26,774, for Cornelius Swarthout, New York
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Service
New York

Swarthout, Cornelius
                  Or
Swartout

Number
S  26,774
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This is to Certify that in pursuance of the Law of the State of
Newyork act entitled an act making provision for
officers Soldiers and Seamen who have been disabled in
the service of the United States passed 22d
day of April
1786. We have examined Cornelius Swartwout of Peen
Pack in the County of Ulster farmer and find that
during the late war he was a Soldier in Captain
Abraham Cuddebacks Company in the Ulster County
Malitia[Militia] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James
McClaughry that on the thirtieth day of October in the
year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred
and Seventy Eight Being on duty at Peenpack - aforesaid
under the command of Captain Cuddeback
and ventured out on a scout under the command
of Lieutenant Stewart of the same Regiment they were
attacked by a Company of Indians and he received
a musket that wound in his Right hip by the means 
whereof his hip bone is fractured and another wound
from a [bank?] that in his left thigh, that by means
of his first wound he is rendered incapable of
obtaining his livelihood by Labour on the Twenty
fifth day of March last he was twenty five
years of age. Wherefore in pursuance of the Law -- aforesaid
we do further certify that upon the
principles of the act of Congress of the Seventh day
of June 1785 the said Cornelius Swartwout is entitled
to receive from the treasury of this State a yearly
pension of forty Eight Dollars from the first
November in the year of our Lord
one thousand Seven Hundred and seventy Eight if
not before paid Given under our hands this Sixth
day of March 1787
Signed 
Richard Varrick
Richard Platt
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Rev. War Section,
November 12, 1915.

Edward Barnes Esq.
61 West 27th Street.
New York City.

Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 9"" instant,
you are advised that from the papers in the claim of
Cornelius Swarthout Sur. File No. 26, 774, Rev. War.
it appears that he was born March 25, 1761, and served
as a soldier in Captain Abraham Cuddeback's company
Colonel James McClaghry's regiment Ulster County, New York
Militia; and that while on a scouting party under
Lieut. Stewart against the Indians, on October 30, 1778.
he was wounded in the right hip ^and left thigh^, and was pensioned for
said wounds on March 6, 1787,, at which time
he was a resident of Peenpack, Ulster
County, New York. In 1824 his address was Monticello.
Sullivan County, New York.
There is no family data whatever on file.
For the date of soldier's death and name of the
person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid,
application should be made to the Auditor for the
Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department giving
him all of the following data:
"Cornelius Swartout. Invalid pensioner on the
New York Agency at $4 per month from November
1, 1778, and $6.40 per month under Act of April
24, 1816, formal certificate (no number) issued
July 1, 1824."
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26744
N.Y. Invalid
File No. 26744
Cornelius Swartout
Pri. N.Y. regt
 ---
Act: Invalid
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 409
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1915 Nov. 12. Hist to Edward Barnes
1917 Mch. 20 to auditor for first time
1917 Mch 26. Hist to Miss Orilla M. Fiathill[?]
letter in W. 29605 Cornelius Swartwout, Rgt#
--
1924 Nov 18 - Hist to Mrs. Josephine C. Frost NM
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Rec. Mar 1916
61 W 7 St. New York
Nov. 9, 1915
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington D.C.
Sir:=
a young lady has applied for
membership in the Daughters of the
Revolution. She has been advised that
her ancestor Cornelius Wynkoop Swartwout
born March 21, 1761 ^&.26,744^ was
granted a pension March 6, 1787 by
Richard Varick Recorder of Invalid
Pensions (Book B) on account
of
wounds received from Indians when
on scouting duty at Peanpack NY
under Capt. Abraham Cuddeback of the
Revolutionary Army.
Please advise me oi this
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is confirmed by the Records of the
War Dept, giving date as to his death
and any thing else that you may
deem material.
Thanking you in advance I
am yours very truly
by
Edward Barnes
Assistant Solicitor, Office of
Collector of Customs, New York
[Seal]
U.S.
Pension Office
Nov 11 1915

P.S.
May I also ask what the records
show as to character of service rendered
by Wilhelmas Kuykendall who is said
to have applied for a pension, and
such other data as may assist another
young lady who is to apply for
membership in the society.
  CB
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Rev. War Section.
3 -- 1865
Pension 
[Stamp]
Received Mar 20 1917 PENSION SECTION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON    MAR 20 1917

[Stamp]
OFFICE AUDITOR INTERIOR DEPT
MAR 21 1917
DATE RECEIVED

To the Auditor for
The Interior Department,
Washington, D.C. 

Sir:
You are requested to furnish this Bureau with the date
of the soldier's death, and name of the person to whom the
arrears of pension were paid, in the case of
"Cornelius Swartout, Invalid pensioner on
the New Agency at $4 per month from November
1, 1778, and $8.40 per month under the Act of
Aoril[April] 24, 1816, formal certificate (no number)
issued July 1, 1824."
Very respectfully
GM Sattegber[?] Commissioner.
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Sir,
Enclosed in a copy of the original certificate of Cornelius Swartwout & 
an affidavit, which he was informed was necessary 
in order to procure a new certificate-
Should they be sufficient for the purpose - Please
send the certificate addressed to C. Swartwout Monticello
Sullivan County N.Y. or to my care-
I am sir
Your obedt servt
P.F. Hunn 
May 28. 1824

Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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New York
---
Cornelius Swartout
Private Co Capt
Cuddeback & N.Y. regt. Colo. Claughey
U.S. Army Rev WR
-----
Inscribed on the roll
of New York, at $4, and
increased to $6 40/100 per
month, by law 24 Apl
1816.--
--
Formal pension certificate
issued 1 July 1824 and sent
to P.F. Hunn, Esq Monticello, N.Y.
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The official character and
signature of the magistrate,
before whom the within affidavit 
was made, must be
certified by the proper officer,
under his seal of office
before a formal certificate
can be issued.
2 June 1824-
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State of New York
Sullivan County
Be it known that before me-
Richard D. Childs a commissioner
appointed to take affidavits in the County aforesaid
presently appeared Cornelius Swartwout and made oath that he is the
Identical Cornelius Swartwout Named in the original
Certificate of which a copy is hereunto anexed[annexed] and further
says that about one year ago the original was destroyed
by fire that he had it out with other papers
and that by the Draft of the Stove it was drawn up in to it
and distroyed[destroyed] that before that he had Two Copys and from
one of them the anexed is taken and that his inability
to Labour still continus that by means of the wound 
on his hip and also that he applied to the agent
for paying pensions in the City of New York
and was informed by him that they did not
pay any more money on the old certificates
that they must be sent to the war office and
he would get a new Certificate in return
Sworn & Subscribed
before me this 11th
May 1824
Richard D. Childs Com
[signed]Cornelius Swarthout

Sullivan County
Clerk's office      ⎬Ss:

I John P. Jones Clerk of the County of Sullivan
do hereby certify that Richard D Childs was at the
time of taking the above affidavit a commissioner duly
authorized to take affidavits, and that I am well
acquainted with the signature of the said Richard D
Childs, and that the signature "Richard D. Childs signed
to the certificate of the above affidavit is his own
proper signature - In testimony whereof I have
hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal of office this Eleventh
day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and
twenty fours
[signed] John P. Jones
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
March 23, 1917.

The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of
the 20th instant
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at New York City
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to
Cornelius Swartout Priv. Army Rev certificate No. none at
$6.40 per month, to March 4, 1826, to Robert Wardell,
Attorney. Said pensioner resided in Neversink, Sullivan County,
New York, for about six years, and previous thereto he resided
in Owasco, Cayuga County, New York, but the date of his death
is not shown.

Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
Asa A. Price
Auditor
By [blank]
Deputy Auditor.

Form 3577
Ed. Jau. 42-11-2,000.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
wm
November 18, 1924.
Mrs. Josephine C. Frost,
129 Columbia Heights,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.26774, it appears that Cornelius
Swarthout (pensioned as Swartout) was born March 25, 1761.
He enlisted (date not stated) and served in Captain
Abraham Cuddeback's Company, Colonel James McClaghry's New York
Regiment, and on October 30, 1778, while on a scouting
party under Lieutenant Stewart against the Indians, was
wounded in the right hip and left thigh. On account of disability
resulting from said wounds he was pensioned on March
6, 1787, at which time he was a resident of Peenpack, Ulster
County, New York.
In 1824 his address was Monticello, Sullivan County,
New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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129 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nov. 4, 1924
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: New York in the Revolution, page 273 states that Cornelis or Cornelius Swartwout of N.Y. State applied for a pension for his services in said war. Will you please let me know as soon as possible what you may have on hm? Thanking you, I am, Yours very truly
(Mrs) Josephine C. Frost