Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,478, Jacob Clearwater, New York
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New York    |                       Clearwater, Jacob    |               S.12.478               carded.
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14608.                                                                                             
New York                                                                                         
Jacob Clearwater                                                                                                                                  
of Ulster in the State of NY                                                                
who was a Private in the Comy [Company] commanded                                                                             
by Captain Hunter of the Riget [Regiment] commanded
by Col Hardenburg in the _ N.Y.                                                                         
line for 2 years                                                                               
                                                                                                       
Inscribed on the Roll of N.York                                                           
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of June
1833 and sent to Jacob Snyder
Clerk of Ulster Co. New York 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $ 160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833.    40
                                                             $200

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4 Page  50.

Lets to Pensioner & Pen
Agent Apl 28. 1837
Let to S. D. Jordan 24 July 1839
dolo Hon John Van Buren
February 22nd 1842
Set to H. Wynkorp Set 9 1843
Let to S. T. Jordan Augt 13. '45
Let to Hon Saml Gordon
March 10th 1846
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[TECH SUPPORT PLEASE to enhance everything!]

State of New York}
Ulster County} Ss.  On this 1st? day of September 1832?, ? personally appeared Before in [illegible]  one of the Judges of the Court of Common Appeals in said County of Ulster aforesaid Jacob Clearwater Resident Citizen in the Town of Shawangunk in the County of Ulster [illegible]  who being first duly sworn according to Law [illegible] the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7 1855 -----------

That he entered? the Service of the United States under the following named  Officers and General Johnson? in Ulster [illegible]

That in the [illegible] of Summer of the Year 1775 I was ordered from the Regiment of Col Van Danburgh? in the town of Mauramquite to first[illegible]
I was a volunteer in the Company of Captain Matthews [illegible] and Service therein at Fort Montgomery and [illegible]
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Vicinity and was Discharged -- That General Elisha was chief? Command - That Colonel Dubois Regiment of Regular Troops was lying there at the same time that I was in the regular Battle, that I was not in the Battle of Fort Montgomery at the time the same was taken that on the 4th Day of October as the fort was taken on? the South?  I was Sent to Shawangunk aforementioned in company with John? [illegible] to bring Some Soldiers  [illegible] in the Said Company that had ------  [illegible]
soldiers in the Said Company - that on the Day the fort was taken I was on my way to the fort at Said ??
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1. Napinnach under the Command of Captain the Commanded of Captain Shutte of New Burgh and Served for Said term of 2 months at Napinock at Lachanssack at Opace to and Along the frontier on the Easterly? Side of Shawangunk Mountain Guarding the Said Mountain that there was no regular Company Lying in the vicinity when he was Stationed -- that this deponent would know? to Where Regiment the Above Company Belonged - but that the Same was Stationed as aforesaid ---

That Next in the fall of the Year 1779 ? until preceeding the Said Mountain term of Service for the month I was ordered out from the Said Regiment of Col and Thomas Dawson? of Shawangunk for One Month and was placed under the Command of Lieutenant Chambers and said Dawson and was marched from Shawangunk to [place name] and there Served for Said months and was there discharged the Service being in the frontier -- On the Westerly Side of Shawangunk Mountain -- That in addition to the Several Engagements hereintofore Set forth - this Deponent was in the Year 1779 in the Month of June I was Enlisted for three Months under Captain Chambers at the house of ? then ? in Shawangunk Aforesaid to ride first - to ??? mountain(?) I was between the Armies of General Sullivan and General Clinton that I was Stationed between and Carrying the Said Communication between Kingston in Ulster County and Mississunk? in Orange the Distance Being about fifty Nine Miles -- that I was Engaged as above for Said ? time that I was furnished with 2 horses in Order to ride (?) for Said Purposes -- I was Discharged at Hanover? I was [illegible] ------
That in All the Above Service I was engaged as a private in the Militia and Served fully as therein Stated that [blot] in [illegible] except? the Said Engagement as aforesaid placed in the vicinity of Regular troops or Canadian? [blot] General Officers but was engaged in aforesaid in guarding the Inhabitants from the Depradations? of the Said ?

[Notes written in left margin, tallying months or service]

in the Whole 25 months
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who were doing trouble since ---

That to this Interrogatories prescribed by the Law Department this Deponent Answer to the [blank]

That this Deponent was born in the in the Town of ?llkill [smudge] in the County of Orange and State of New York in the Year 1752 on the 13th Day of December ---

That his Age is recorded in the family Bible at their house of this Deponent -----
That at the time he first Entered the Service of the United States in the Revolution was a militant of the Town of Shauaugunk and has always lived in the same house Since that time and lives there now.

That his way in the first Engagement I was ordered out by the Colonel for   |  2 months
2nd that I was a Volunteer for   | 12 [illegible]
3rd that I was a Volunteer for   | 3 [illegible]
4th that I was Ordered out for   | 1 [illegible]
5th that I was Ordered out for   | 1 
6th that I was ordered out    |   1
7th  That I was ordered out for   |   2
8th  That I was Enlisted for   |  3

Making in the whole as a private in the Militia Service for which he claims a pension --- | 25 months

5th That I have in general heretofore stated the in Service in the preceding [illegible]  stated the inquiries emberaced in the 5th [illegible]

6th  That I did never Receive Any Written discharge ---

7th  That I am known to Many of the Inhabitants of the Town of Shanangunk that I can [illegible] my Services by Thomas Vankennen by Cornelius Terwilliger [illegible] 
To Terwilliger that I can personally? position of the Shanaugunk Church of Which I am a Member ---Last I hereby relinquish any claims whatever to a pension or Annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of this Agency of any States - Sworn and Subscribed ---
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I John H Bevier a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Shawangunk in the vicinity of the residence of Jacob Clearwater who has Subscribed And Sworn to the preceeding declaration that I believe he is of the Age of Seventy Nine Years that is a resputable Member in full commission in the Church of which I am the Clergyman that I have heard the preceeding declaration said ? and Concur in the Opinion that he is entitled to a Pension and Served as States that his statement under oath is entitled to full Credit --

Sworn and Subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid Before me. 
[signature] John Jansen

in the County as aforesaid.
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[illegible] Peter E Terwilliger and Benjamin T Terwilliger residents of the town of Shanangunk Do hereby Certify that [illegible] regiment with Said Clearwater [illegible] Subscribed? [illegible] to the preceeding [illegible] the Age of 79 Years that each of us saw him in the Service in the revolution that he? [illegible]the preceeding the [illegible] and heard? the foregoing [illegible]
no Doubt that he Served as therein set forth that [illegible]
Statement under oath that he is a [illegible]  Respectable Citizen 
[signature] Benjamin T Terwilliger
[signature] Peter E Terwilliger
[signature] Hazael [illegible]
Sworn to and Subscribed}
this Day and year aforesaid}
Before me John Bevier}
one of the Judges as aforesaid}
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[illegible]  I hereby declare it as [illegible] After [illegible] after putting Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department.  The above application was [illegible] and lived as he states, And I further Certify said John H Bevier who has Signed the foregoing Certificate is Clergyman as therein Set forth and resident as aforesaid and I ? Certify that Hazael ? Peter E Terwilliger and Benjamin Terwilliger [illegible] of the town of Shanangunk in the County, [illegible]and declared and [illegible] of good Character and Entitled to full Credit ---I further Certify that it appears to the Satisfaction that the above named applicant is unable to Attend Court himself [illegible] infirmity

[signature] John Jansen

{one of the Judges of the Court of Common {Pleas in and for the County of Ulster
__________________________

State of New York}
Ulster County Clerks Office} Ss.  Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County do hereby Certify that John Jansen Esquire was on the day of the date of the application of Jacob Clearwater for a pension a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature "John Jansen" Subscribed to the above Certificate to be genuine ---

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office this first day of September 1832. -

Jacob Snyder
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24636
Jacob Clearwater
Ulster Co
New York
Jacob Snyder Clerk
Ulster Co
New York.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832 has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necefsary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Clearwater, Ulster Co
New York.
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service _ Years | Months. | Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and plac
e of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Jun 1775 | " | 2 | " | Priv | Col. Hardenburgh Cap. | 79 years | Wilnefs.
Nov. " | 1 | " | " | " | Cap Hunter | Ulster | " John MCad
Ag. 1777 | " | 3 | " | " | Col. Claughert | Co | " E. Holman
| | | | | Cap. Jansen
| | | | | Gen Clinton | N. York | " Peter Decker
Fall " | " | 1 | " | " | Col. Jansin | |
| | | | | Cap Robinson | |
Fall 1778 | " | 1 | " | " | Col. J. Jansen | |
| | | | | Cap M. Janson | |
Fall 1779 | " | 2 | " | " | Cap Shult | |
" " | " | 1 | " | " | Col Janson | |
| | | | | Leut. Ja[illegible]on | |
Jan 1779 | " | 3 | " | " | Cap Chambers | |
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
W. D no. Dol[illegible]
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This las has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Stafff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting  the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of}
County of } ss,

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, territory or district of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the regiment [blank] (c) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular perion, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  [symbol of pointing finger]  This form is to be varied so as to apply in the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.   A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
[ blank of the Court of blank do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k)  We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in this opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credot.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

6.  {To a Soldier.}  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.}  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicants will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable -- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a]  The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b]  The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c]  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long her served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

"personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c.  A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: --For -- year ---- months, and ----- days, I served as a -------  For ----- months and ---- days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase [italic]about three or four months[/italic] , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

[j]  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[symbol pointing hand]  The notes from [a] to  [illegible] [?] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

[signature]Joseph Rowen
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Payments to be made
at The City of New York
by the Pt? of the ? [??] US
Agent for paying Pensioners, 
in the Agency of 
New York

Recorded in the Pension Office, 
in Book E. Vol. 4
Page 50 by
George Taylor  Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United 
States of the 7th June 1832, Jacob Clearwater 
of the State of New York
who was a private in the army of the 
Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and
_ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi=annually on the 
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United
States, this 7th day of
June one thousand
eight hundred and thirty=three
LewCap
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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RevWar
12.478
[checkmark] INVALID.
File No. 12,478
Jacob Clearwater
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Bloomingburgh Sulivan County. July 6th 1839
Dear Sir
Jacob Clearwater of the State of New york
Received the Enclosed pay Surtifficate under the act of June 7th 1832 and that his pay has been stopped for Reasons un known to him Perhaps your department is not Satisfied that all the Services Set forth in his declerration Was Performed by him but it is and has been Reported and believed in the Naberhood where he Resides Ever Since the War of the Revolution that he was out at difrent times during that war and he now Sais that he was out more than two years   if on further Examination if does Not apear that he Servd the full time Set forth in his former declerration Sir Pleas Send a Pay Surtifficate for the amount you find him Entitled tue Without making any deduction for over drawing but that his pay Comenses at the time his Pension was Stoped acording to the decision made by the Honorable B F Butler in the Case of
Capt Steven Vernon
Sir pleas answer me to S D Jordan at 
Newyork State Bloomingburgh Sulivan County or agent
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State of New York
Catskill July 15th 1863
Sir
Jacob Clearwater of Ulster County received a pension 
for 3 or 4 years under the act of 7th June 1832 at the rate
of $80 per annum. was suspended by the Department on
account of having been awarded a greater amount of pens
sion than his service entitled him to
Is not the amount overdrawn, absorbed to now entitled to a
small pension, if so you will please inform me.
The old man is still living and requested me to apeertain
its true situation
Your compliance will much abldze
Respectfully Your most obedient
Humble Servant
Henry Wynkoop
Col J.L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
War Department
Washington
D.C.
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     Free

J L Edwards Esquire Commissioner
   of Pensions
City Washington

B. Burgh
July 11 July 1

Im at 
NY.

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J L Edwards   Pension Com
   missioner
Washington City
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B? Bunfield?
August 5th

Aug 7 45

Jacob Clearwater
NY? will?
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Bloomingburgh August 6th 1845

Dear Sir
Jacob Clearwater of the county of Ulster applied and received a pension at the rate of $80 dollars per annum his pension was stopped on account of his drawing for 2 whole years because when it was discovered that he was not entitled to that amount of pay by the proof in your office the records has been examined in the controllers office at Albany can we find out service on the record of Jacob Clearwater perhaps you have sufficient proof on file in your office to warrant you in granting him a pension of a dollar amount his previous pension was stopped with what you considered he had overdrawn was accounted for. If so can you find him entitled to any amount please forward a certificate for such amount of pay as you find him entitled to.
Yours very respectfully
SJ Jordon

Hon. JL Edwards
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Jacob Clearwater 
24636
N.Y.
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State of New York
County of Ulster
On this 14th Day Of December 1832 personally appeared Before me, John Jansen, one of the Judges Of the Court of Common Pleas In and for Said county, John McCord who after being duly Sworn deposeth & Saith that he is 84 years of age that he is well acquainted with Jacob Clearwater, who has Subscribed & Sworn to the preceding declaration that he is fully Satisfied and that in November 1775 Jacob Clearwater Volunteered for 12 months In the Company of Captain Hunter and Served on the frontier for said term of time that I know that is in the month of August 1777 he volunteered for 3 months In the Company of Captain Matthew [illegible] & served at fort Montgomery & at New Burgh & Kingston & for Said term that I also am well satisfied he performed much more Service from traditionary statements from personal Conversations and from the recollection of the Events I fully believe the facts he has Set forth are true - and further say Not.
John McCord his mark X

Sworn & Subscribed the 14th day of December 1832 Before me
John Jansen, one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Ulster County

State of New York
County of Ulster } ss.
I [crossed out: Evret Hoffman]  On this 14th day of December 1832 personally appeared before me Mr John Jensen one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for said County Everet Hoffman a Resident of the Town of Shawangunk in said County aged 83 years who after being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that he is acquainted with Jacob Clearwater who has Subscribed the aforesaid declaration that I believe 80 Years of age [crossed out: I know he did [illegible] & Serve for 1 Year in Nov 1775 under Captain Hunter.] That He did Volunteer for 3 Months in Aug 1777, under Captain M. Jansen for to Serve at Fort Montgomery &c. & did so serve said term. I also know he did[illegible] Class duty but cannot remember the [illegible] he is reputed as having done much service but I that I cannot Say how Much that he is a being Credible Man and is entitled to full Credit.
Evret Hoffman
Sworn & subscribed this said day & Date
Before me John Jensen one of the Judges &c
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State of New York 
County of Ulster
I Peter Decker a resident of New Paltz in said county do, after being duly sworn depose and say that I am 85 years of age that I am well acquainted with Jacob Clearwater who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration that I know that he did volunteer for one year in New York under Captain Matthew Janson hereto and did serve on the frontier for said term. I also know that in the fall of 1777 he did volunteer for 3 months under Captain Matthew Janson & served for said term at Fort Montgomery & [illegible]
I am also well satisfied he did do much more class duty as a princess the Militia but cannot say how much but that he is a man of good character and high standing. This statement is entitled to full credit that I believe to be 80 years of age that I am well acquainted with John McCord and Evret Hoffman who have subscribed their names as certified & that they are men of good character & entitled to 
[illegible] & further say that
Sworn and subscribed this 14th day of December 1832 
Peter Decker
Before me, John Jansen one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Ulster
I John Jansen the said Judge do certify that I am personally acquainted with the aforesaid declerant Jacob Clearwater & the witnesses Peter Decker, Evret Hoffman & John McCord who has subscribed & swore to the same that they are en of good character & entitled sincerely to full credit.
John Jansen

Ulster County
Clerk Office
I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and clerk of the court of Common Pleas in Pleas of said county do hereby certify that John Jansen was on the days of the dates of the certificates to the foregoing affidavits a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in of Ulster county
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And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and verily believe his name subscribed to the said three certificates to be his proper handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this twenty second day of January 1833
Jacob Snyder