Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W.18,625, Peter Bouck, New York
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(8-1776)
New York

Bouck, Peter
            Maria

W.18,625
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20 622
New York
Peter Bouck
of Schoharie (Coy-?illeg) in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gray of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Vanschaick in the New York Lind, for the term of nine months from April 1st 1782 to Jany 1 1783.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany Agency at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 day of March 1832
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of March 1832 and sent to the Hon Joseph Bouck HRchs
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $44.13
Semi-ani all'ce ending
$44.13
{Revolutionary Claim Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820}
Recorded Book D
Vol 5 page 68
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Schoharie County ?

On the second day of February 1831
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the  schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed Whereas the said Peter Bouck further deposes and says that he the said Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck Jr. Did on the 18th of March 1818 in possession of a farm and lot of land of one hundred and fifteen acres Situate in the town of Cobleskill aforesaid, ninety five acres belonging to me, twenty acres belonging to the said Abraham Bouck and [Illegible], the said Peter Bouck was indebted the following debts, Wherefore that I,  the said Peter Bouck and the said Abraham Bellinger Jr., have sold and conveyed said farm and Lot of Land to John P. Bellinger of the Town of Cobleskill for the sum of $1,825.00. The deed was executed and delivered on the 18th of August 1825 for the purpose that the Said John P. Bellinger should pay the following debts judgements [Illegible] cost and interest thereon, to wit a judgment obtained against me and the said Abraham Bo uck in favor of Sylvester Kibble for the sum of $284,43 the said Abraham Bouck was Security for me in the original  debt. Executions was Issued all my and the said Abraham Bouck Jr personal property was sold by Sheriff Sale on said Execution then due yet on Said Execution $202.32
also a judgement and Exexution against me in favor of Danl B. Slingerland $109.55. also a judgement in favor of Thomas Lawger [illegible] interest 386.28
also a judgement in favor of John Gebhand including cost and interest 526;84
also a judgement in favor of Zebidiah Allan 54;60
also a note to Frederick Vogel with interest 58;97
and also a mortgage to the Loan Officers for Loaning money of the State of New York with interest thereon
$160;20
$1,503;68
[Illegible] due $321;32
Whereas said $321;32 John P Bellinger had to pay to the said Abraham Bouch Jr for his damages on the above Sale of his Land and the Sale of his personal property by the above Execution on Sheriffs Sale.
Then I the said Peter Bouck made application to the
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Honorable William Beckman Esquire first Judge of the County of Schoharie for the benefit of then insolvent John Gebhard and  act to exonerate my body from imprisonment the discharge  was granted and delivered to  me October 28th 1826 which will more fully appear in [Illegibly} hereafter annexed.  I now live in a small house belonging to Lawrence [Illegible] situate in the town of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie .
I have no other real estate either in possession,  reversion or remainder either in law or equity.
Personal Property
 I have one cow worth about $10.00
 I have 6 sheep worth about $6.00
I have nothing else as my bedding and clothing
I have a wife of sixty six years old quite weakly
I have no trade. I have no children which live with me.
I have supported myself and my wife by days labor since my property was sold and sometimes I had to live on the charity of others for want of support.
I have an only son 36 years old. He has no trade and a wife and 4 children. he is quite weakly. He lives about 2 hundred and fifty miles from here
I am informed that he has so much to do to support himself and family.
And that the said Peter Bouck so solemnly declare that I have not sold in any manner or disposed of my real estate aforesaid neither did I   take the benefit of the Insolvent act with expectancy thereby So to dininish my real or personal property so as to bring myself within the provissions of an act of Congrefs 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.
But I have sold my farm aforesaid on the amount to pay aforesaid
Peter Bouck
Subscribed and sworn in open court this 7th day of July 1831 - before me John Gebhard Jr - Clerk
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I John Gebard Jr. Clerk of the court of common pleas 
for the county of [illegible] do hereby certify, that it
appears, to the satisfaction of the court that the said
Peter Bouck did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for
the term of nine months, under one [illegible], on the
continental establishment. I also certify that the forgoing
oath, and the schedule [illegible], are truly copied from the Records of the said court; and I do further 
certify, that it is opinion of the said court that the 
total amount in value of the property [illegible] in the 
aforesaid schedule is sixteen dollars - 
on [illegible] whereof I have [illegible] set
my hand and affixed the seal of the 
said court on this second day of
February 1831
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of
the court of common pleas of the County of [illegible]
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2217
Albany [?]
New York

Maria Bouck widow of Peter Bouk who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars ---- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.  

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Octr. 1848, and sent to 

[? ? ?] 
Cobleskill
New York

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2 1848, page 10 vol. 4

[Faded writing on Right side illegible]
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2025

3948

Mariah Bouck

Admitted
Private 9 months

Hon R Mc Clelland
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss:
On this 10th day of Dec _ 1838 personally appeared before me John Westover a Judge of Schoharie County court. 
Maria Bouck a resident of the town of Cobleskill on the county of Schoharie aforesaid aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th in 1883 entitled "An act Granting half pay and pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of Peter Bouck, Deceased; to the best of her knowledge and belief that the said Peter Bouck was enlisted in the army of the United States and served in Capt Gray company in Col. Van [Illegible] regiment in the Revolutionary War; that he, the said Peter Bouck was a pensioner of the United States; that his pension certificate was dated in the year 1831 or 1832.  She, the said Maria Bouck further declares that she was married to the said Peter Bouck on the third day of February 1788 before the Rev Peter Nicholas Summer Minister of the Lutheran church in Schoharie; that her husband, the aforesaid Peter Bouck Died on the 8th day of July 1834 in the Town of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four; viz; at the time above stated.
She, the said Maria Bouck, Declares that she never was married afterward of his death but remains his widow to this day. SDhe, the said Maria Bouck further declares on her oath that she is unable to appear in court by reason of bodily infirmities on the account that she cannot see and that she has lost her eye sight and [Illegible] complaints.
She the said Maria B further declares that her maiden name was Maria Heams that she was taken to Canada and kept there a prisoner almost five years and had to suffer much b and after the close of the war she came home again in new [Illegible] in  the place where she
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where she was taken a prisoner now the town of Sharon
She the said Maria further declares that she
is a poor old hapless widow and is in want of relief
Subscribed & sworn
on the day and
year above written
before me John
Westover Judge of
Schoharie County Court

 I John Westover a Judge of Schoharie County
Court do certify that Mariah Bouck the
applicant cannot from bodily infirmity
attend the Court
John Westover Judge
Schoharie County Court
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State of New York
Schoharie County Ss:

Abraham L. Lawyer a resident of
the town of Cobleskill in said County of
Schoharie being duly sworn according to law
doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with
Mariah Bouck the widow of Peter
Bouck deceased that said Peter Bouck
died the 8th day of July A.D. 1834 in
the town of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie
aforesaid, that he the said Marah has not
been married since the death of said Peter
Bouck but remains the widow of said Peter
Bouck to this day that the said Mariah
resides in the house with this deponant
And that she is unable to appear in court
from bodily infirmity in consequence of
having lost her eyesight and from being
subject to fits which frequently occur.

Subscribed and sworn
this 10th day of
Dec. 1838 Before me
John Westover Judge
of Schoharie Com. Pleas court
---
Abm. L. Lawyer
--
I John Westover Judge of Schoharie County
Court do certify that I am well acquainted with
Abram Lawyer who took and subscribed
the above affidavit that he is a man of
credibility and to be believed under oath
John Westover Judge of 
Schoharie County Court
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State of New York
[?] County Ss: 
I William M. Holton Clerk of the County of
Schoharie, Do hereby certify that John Westover Esq
before whom the preceeding affidavits purports to have
been taken, was on the day the taking bears date a
Judge of said County. And that I am well acquainted
with his hand writing and verily believe the signatures to the taking of
said affidavits and the certificates thereon written to be genuine
Given under my hand and seal of office this 11th day of December
1838.
William M. Holton Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County
George A Lintner of the Town and County of Schoharie being duly sworn He is the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schoharie and in possession and custody of the records of said church.  that from an examination of said records under the record of marriages he finds the record of Peter Bouck's marriage to Maria Heems on the 3rd day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty eight; that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair and legible figures and as follows "Anno 1788 Feb. 3 Peter Bouck and Maria Heems" said record being in the Germanic language - and further says not
G. A. Lintner
Subscribed and sworn before me this 11th day of Dec 1838.
Jacob Houck
Surrogate of Schohaire County
State of New York
Schohaire County
I William M Holton, Clerk of the County of Schoharie certify that Jacob Houck, [Illegible] before whom the above affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day the taking bears a Surrogate of said County and was aquatinted with his hand writing and verily believes the signature to the taking of said affidavit and the certificate thereon to be genuine. Given under my hand and seal of office this 11th day of December 1838
Wlm M Holton, Clerk
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State of New York
County of Schoharie  Ss:
On this 16th day of October 1850
before me Peter Z. Van Tuyl a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County personally appeared Caty Lawyer of Cobleskill
in said County Aged sixty one years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make the
following Declaration in order to obtain an increase of
pension in the case of Maria Bouck deceased, under the
joint Resolution of Congress of July 1st 1848 and the Act
of Congress of July 29th 1848.
That she is one of the
children of Maria Bouck late of said County of Schoharie
who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of
thirty Dollars per Annum. That said Maria Bouck was
the widow of Peter Bouck who was a pensioner of the
United States at the rate of ninety six Dollars per annum
that the said Maria Bouck died in said County of Schoharie
on the third day of November in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty eight. That the following are
of
the only children of the said Maria Bouck that are now
living viz Abraham Bouck
and this declarant Caty
Lawyer and each of them are over twenty one years of
age, In support of which claim this Declarant refers the
pension Department to the evidence on file in that office
and to the Resolution and law aforesaid, and hereby appoints
Wm Valentine of Albany N.Y. her Agent for the term
of one year, Declarant further saith that she is informed
and believes that Maria Bouck was entitled to the same
rate of pension per annum as was received by her husband the said
Peter Bouck she therefore asks that it may be granted to the children
of the said Peter and Maria Bouck.

Subscribed & Sworn to before me
this 16th day of October 1850
Caty Lawyer
the words "annum & Bouck" interted before execution
Peter Z. Van Tuyl Justice of the peace
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with Caty
Lawyer and that she is the identical person within named
and her statement is entitled to full faith & credit-
Peter Van Tuyl Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Schoharie Ss:
Abraham L Lawyer and Martin
A. Watson of Cobleskill in said County being each duly sworn
according to law Deposeth that Maria Bouck a pensioner
of the United States died in said County of Schoharie on
the third day of November in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty eight. That the following are
the only children of the said Maria Bouck that are now
living viz Caty Lawyer and she
each of them
Abraham Bouck and
each of them are over twenty one years of age -
Subscribed & Sworn to before me
this 16th day of October 1850
[signed] A.L. Lawyer
[signed] Martin A. Watson
[signed] Peter Z. Van Tuyl Justice of the peace

I certify that I am personally acquainted with
Abraham L Lawyer and Martin A Watson above
named, and that they are persons of good moral characters
and standing and the most implicit confidence may
be given to their statement as above set forth

[signed] Peter Z. Van Tuyl
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State of New York
Schoharie County Clerk's Office Ss: ⎬

I Loring Andrews
Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid
do certify that Peter Z. Van Tuyl is a Justice of the
Peace, in and for said County, and that I am well
acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that
his signature to the foregoing Jurats and certificates is
genuine-
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my name, and affixed the seal
of said County this 17th day of
October A.D. 1850
Loring Andrews, Clerk
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State of New York
County of Schoharie
Surrogates Court - Ss

On this seventeenth day of October
1850 it was proved by the adduction of the annexed
testimony which is satisfactory to said Court that
Maria Bouck a pensioner of the United States
died in said County on the third day of November
in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight. That the following are the only children of
the said Maria Bouck that are now living &
each of them are over twenty one years of age
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the official seal of said Court
the day & year first above written
Demosthenes Lawyer
County Judge of the County
of Schoharie. Authorized to perform
the duties of the Office of
Surrogate &c. &c
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Schoharie County Ss
Jacob France of the town of Cobels Kill in said county 
being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well acquinted
with Peter Bouck of the town of Cobels Kill aforesaid ever since and before
the American revolution that the said Peter Bouck enlisted for
the term of nine months on the first of April 1782 in the State of New York
in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Vanschaick, in the Line of the State of New York on the
continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in said
corps until the first of January 1783, when he was discharged in the
City of Schenectady in the State of New York, and that I the said Jacob
France and the said Peter Bouck served together for the term of
of Nine months in the company commanded by Captain Gray in
the Regiment commanded by Colonel Vanschaick in the Revolutionary war
and that I and the said Peter Bouck was together discharged in the
City of Schenectady as aforesaid
Subscribed and sworn
the 21 day of January 1831
before me Henry Shafer a
Judge of Schoharie common pleas

         his
Jacob  X France
        mark

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of Schoharie do certify that Jacob France who took the
foregoing oath; and that he is a man of credibility and to be
believed under oath - Henry Shafer

Schoharie County Ss.
Johannes Koenig of the town of Cobels Kill in said County
being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well
acquainted with Peter Bouck of the town of Cobels Kill aforesaid
Ever since and before the American Revolution, that he the said
Peter Bouck enlisted for the term of Nine month on the first
of April 1782, in the State of New York, in the company command
by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van
Schaick in the Line of the State of New York on the continental
establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps
until the first of January 1783 when he was discharged
from the Services in the city of Schenectady in the
State of New York; and that I and the said Peter Bouck
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and the said Jacob France who took the foregoing oath Served together for the term of Nine months, in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [illegibel] Schaick in the Revolutionary War, and that and the said Peter Bouck and this Jacob [illegibel] was discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York as aforesaid Subscribed and Sworn the 28th day of January, before me Henry Shafer a judge of Schoharie Com Pleas + Henry Naper a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Schoharie, do certify that Johannes Koenig who took the foregoing Oath is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath Henry Shafer Schoharie County Lawrence Lawyer of the town of [illegible] Hill in said County being duly Sworn doth depose and say that he has been well acquaint with Peter Bouck ever since the american Revolution that he the said Peter Bouck is now poor and has no trade and a wife quite weakly;  and that the said de Black and wife now lives in a small house belonging to me and that the said Peter Bouck he has an only son quite weakley he has a wife and 4 children and Lives about a hundred and fifty miles in the west from here subscribed and Sworn the 21th day of January 1836 before me Henry Shafer a Judge of Schoharie Common Pleas I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Lawrence Lawyer who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath Henry Shaper
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Schoharie County John L Lawyer of the town of Cobels Kill in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well acquainted with Peter Bouck of said town Ever since and before the 18th day of March 1818 that he lives in a small house belonging to Lawrence Lawyer situate in the town of Cobels Kill, that he the said Peter Bouck is Poor and has no trade and is in such indignant circumstances that he is in event of relief he has no children which lives with him he has a wife quite weakly that he has no more property as one cow six sheep and his bed and bedding and clothing Subscribed and Sworn the 31st day of January 1831 in Law before me Henry Shafer a Judge of Schoharie Common Pleas- Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of common Pleas in and for said County of Schoharie do certify that John L Lawyer who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath Henry Shafer
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 State of New York Schoharie County Ss: Jedediah Miller of Cobelskill, in the county aforesaid ,attorney at law, being duly sworn saith that in June, in the year 1824 this deponent having been retained before that time, commenced an action in the court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie, in behalf of Sylvester Philes against Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck, Junior, to recover the amount of a promissory note made by the said Peter Bouck, and Abraham Bouck, Junior, to one Jared Goodyear, or bearer, for value received, for the sum of One Hundred & Seventy Two Dollars, with interest, which note was dated the 16th. day of December, in the year 1822 - and was said to have been given for so much money loaned, that issue was joined for the making of a defence in said cause as was said, and preparation made for the trial of said issue, but on the day the trial was to be had, the defendants by their counsel removed the said cause into the Supreme Court of Judicature of the state of New York, by Habeas Corpus 
That the action was then prosecuted to issue in the said Supreme Court, and the same was brought on to be tried at the usual Court holden in and for the County of Schoharie, on the Fourth Monday of October, in the year 1825, and upon that trial a verdict was then and there detained against the maker of said note for two Hundred Six Dollars and three cents, damages besides costs, --- that judgement upon the said verdict was subsequently perfected in the said Supreme Court, the costs of the plaintiff having been taxed at Seventy Eight Dollars and Forty Cents, which said judgment was docketed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, in the city of Albany on the 24th. day of March 1826- 
The money due upon the said judgment not having been paid, though often promised a writ of Fieri Facias was issued to collect the amount thereof inclusive of interest and in the Summer of 1826 - the personal property of the said Peter & Abraham was advertised to be sold, and this deponent attended in behalf of the plaintiff in the execution, but at the instance of the said defendants, the sale was postponed to a day shortly thereafter, which this deponent cannot particularly state on which day all the personal estate of the said Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck, Junior, liable to be
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sold on such writ, was sold at public vendue by virtue of the said writ, as this deponent was afterwards, informed by Isaac W. Baird Esquire, then being deputy of the Sheriff of said County of Schoharie, and which this deponent verily believed; which personal estate so sold, failed to raise the amount of money due upon the said execution, and the subsequent repeated assurances of payment having failed, this deponent afterwards directed the Sheriff or his deputy to advertise the farm of the said Peter and Abraham, and it was recordingly done, but the sale in pursuance of said advertisement was not made of said farm, the said defendants being much incumbered
with debts, made sale of the farm they owned to John P. Bellinger Esq of the said town of Cobelskill, and thereby as we then said, and as
this deponent then and now verily believes, raised the money to satisfy the balance that remained due upon the said judgment, and the other claim and demands then due from them to divers other persons
Subscribed and Sworn
the 31st day of January 1831,
before me Henry Shafer 
a judge of Schoharie
common pleas
[signed] Jedediah Miller

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that
Jedediah Miller who took the foregoing oath
is a man of credibility and [??said] on oath
Henry Shafer
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Scholarie County ss: 
Thomas Lawyer of the town of Cobelskill
the County of Schoharie after being duly sworn
doth depose and say that Peter Bouck of the same on the second day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty six was honestly indebted to this deponented in the sum of three hundred and Eighty Dollars and forty one cents secured to him by a judgment entered
of the supreme court of the State of New York
which Judgment was entered upon upon a Bond and warrant of Attorney executed by the
said Peter Bouck to this deponent dated
the twenty Eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty six and that such Bond and warrant of attorney was not executed to this deponent by the said Peter Bouck with intent to diminish his estate to the
knowledge of this deponent but to secure
the payment of an honest demand.
And this deponent doth further depose that he on the Sixteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty six assigned the said Judgment to John P. Bellinger of the same place on the full payment of the monies
due on the said Judgment-
Thomas Lawyer

Subscribed and sworn
this 11th day January 1831
before me Henry Shafer
Judge of Schoharie com pleas

I Henry Shafer Judge of the court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Thomas
Lawyer who took the fore going oath is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath
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State of New York Ss:
John O'Brien one of the present Commissioners for loaning monies of  the County of Schoharie being duly sworn deposeth that he finds on the Records of said Loan office a Mortgage bearing date the 30th day of June 1808 purporting to have been executed by Peter Bouck of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie to said Commissioners for the sum of one Hundred & fifty seven Dollars loaned to him of all that westerly one half of Lot number four in the Patent commonly called the one thousand acre patent situate in the town of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie and contains one hundred acres of land which said Mortgage was paid and cancelled the 11th day of May 1830 as for an entry on margin thereof in conformity to law and also by tearing off the Seal thereof - that by endorsement on the back of said Mortgage 11th May 1830 it appears that the whole principal and Interest then due on said Mortgage was paid by one John P. Bellinger
who it is believed was interested in the discharge of the same further this deponent 
saith not.
John O'Brien  Commissioner

Sworn before me
the 3d day of February 1831
Henry Shafer a Judge of
Schoharie Common pleas

Henry Shafer a Judge of Schoharie common Pleas do certify that John OBrien is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie Com: Pleas
---
John Gebhaid
  or
Peter Bouck

Judgment entered upon
the 2. June 1824
for the Penalty of   --- $935.00
Conditioned for the payment of $467.96
Costs                                               10.
                                                       ---
                                                    $477, 96
State of New York. Schoharie County Ss:
John Gebhard the above plaintiff being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that the
above judgment was entered up in his favor
against the above defendant for the sums
and at the time above expressed for a
good and valuable consideration, and
that this deponent has received the
amount of the above judgment from
John P Bellinger together with the
interest due thereon
John Gebhard

Subscribed and Sworn
the 2d day of February 1831
before me Henry Shafer a judge  of
of Schoharie Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of Schoharie Common Pleas do certify that John Gebhard who took the foregoing oath is a man of
credibility and to be believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie County Ss:
Frederic Vogel of the town of Schoharie in the County Schoharie Being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with
Peter Bouck of the town of Cobleskill that the said Peter Bouck was in the year 1824 Justly indebted to him in the sum of fifty seven Dollars wherefor he the said Peter Bouck
gave his note the date of the note. I do not know. I believe that John P. Bellinger Canseled said note with the Interest
Frederick Vogel
Subscribed and sworn
the 3 day of February 1831
before me Henry Shafer
Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas
I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Frederick Vogel who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to be blessed on oath
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie County Ss. John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of said county being duly sworn, doth depose and say that the following is a true transcript of two Judgments on file in the Clerks office of said county against Peter Bouck Viz

Douw B. Slingerland
    v.
Peter Bouck

Record signed and judgment
Docketted July 4. 1826 -
Debt-- $184.20
costs       10.00
              -------
            $194.20

Zebediah Allen
     v.
Peter Bouck

Judgment Docketted June 29, 1826
damages & costs $59.03
satisfaction piece filed January 23d 1827

And further this deponent saith not
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk

Subscribed & sworn
this 5. February 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a judge of Schoharie common pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of Schoharie Common Pleas Do certify that John Gebhard Jr clerk of the county aforesaid is a man of credibility and be believed on oath
Henry Shafer
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State of New York
Schoharie County Ss
John P. Bellinger of the town of Cobleskill in said County being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Peter
Bouck of the town of Cobleskill and County aforesaid ever since on or before the 18th day of March 1818 and that as this deponent was informed in the Summer of 1826 Peter Bouck was very much encumbered with debts, and that the said Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck Junr Sold this deponent their farm containing one hundred and fifteen acres (more or less)
situate in the town and County aforesaid on the 16th day of August 1826 for the sum of one thousand eight hundred and twenty five dollars subject to all the encumberances thereon. The amount of encumberances including interest & Costs this deponanr
paid was $1444.71 Note to Frederick Fogel
including interest $58.97 The remainder
being $321.32 was paid to Abraham Bouck Junr and as this deponent believes for his part of the land and other property sold, and further this deponent saith not
John P. Bellinger

$1444.71
      58.97
  ---------
 1503.68
    321.32
  ---------
$1825.00

Subscribed and Sworn
this 9th day oof February 1831
before me Henry Shafer a 
judge of of Schoharie common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Schoharie do certify that John P Bellinger who took the foregoing oath is a man of
Credibility and believed on oath
Henry Shafer
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By the Honorable William Beekman Esquire [??] judge of the court of of common pleas in and for the County of Schoharie
To all to whom these presents shall come
Whereas Peter Bouck of the town of Cobelskill in the County of Schoharie and State of New York did present a petition to me praying that the said Insolvent Debtor on making an assignment of all his estate in trust for the benefit of all his creditors might be forever exempted from arrest or imprisonment, for
or by reason of any debt or debts due at the time of making such assignment or contracted for before that time, though payable afterwards, in pursuance of the act entitled
An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases passed April 7, 1819. And I did there upon apoint the twenty Eight day of October instant at my office situate in the town of Sharon for all the creditors of the said insolvent to appear before me, to show cause, if any they had why an assignment of the said Insolvent's estate should not be made and he the said Insolvent exempted from imprisonment as aforesaid on complying with such things as are required of him by the said act due notice of which has been published and given according to said act And Whereas it appears to me the said Insolvent hath conformed in all respects to those matters and
things required of him according to the true intent and meaning of said act, and the said Insolvent hath this 28th day of October executed an assignment of all his estate to Abraham Bouck of the town of Cobelskill in said County of Schoharie assignee appointed by me, who has duly certified the same to me. I do therefore, by virtue of said act declare that the person of the said insolvent
Debtor shall be and is hereby forever hereafter
exempted from imprisonment, for or by reason of any Debt or debts due at the time of making the said assignment or contracted for before that time, though payable afterwards; and if in prison, from his imprisonment, and all Sheriffs, and other
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and other officers, are hereby required to cease from imprisoning hereafter the said insolvent on any writ process or Execution for any such debt or Debts as aforesaid
Given under my hand and Seal, this twenty Eight day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six
William Beckman 

Schoharie County Ss
The honorable William Beekman Esquire first Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie being duly Sworn doth depose and say that the above is a true copy of the original discharge given by me to Peter Bouck for the use and purposes above mentioned
William Beekman

Subscribed and Sworn
the first day of February 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
commonn pleas
Willing Backman
Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie to certify that the Honorable William Esquire first Judge of the court of common Pleas for Schoharie county is a man of
credibility and to be blieved under oath
and otherwise
Henry Shafer

State of New York
Scholarie County Ss
I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said
county do certify that Henry Shafer before
whom the above affidavits were sworn, was at
the time one of the judges of the court of Common pleas in and for said County, & duly authorized by Law to take affidavits &c
and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said
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Judge and verily believe the signatures of the said Judge subscribed to the above affidavit to be his proper hand writing - In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 12th February 1831
John Gebhard Jr Clerk of the
Court of common pleas of the
County of Schoharie
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The people of the State of New York by
the Grace of God free and independant
the all to whom these present shall or
may come or concern know ye that
we having inspected the Records
remaining in the Court of Common has
of our County of Schoharie do find
there a certain Record in the words and
figures following Viz
State of New York
Schoharie County ss 
On this 3d day of June
1829 personally appeared in Open Court
to wit a court of Common pleas held in
and for the County aforesaid and constructed
such court by the laws and statutes
of said State Peter Bouck a resident of
said County aged about sixty six years
who being duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the provision
made by the acts of Congress of the 18th
March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that
he the said Peter Bouck Enlisted the first
day of April 1782 for nine months
in Captain Harrisons Company 
commanded by Col. Van Schaick New York
line on the Continental establishment
that he served faithfully in said Regiment
for the term of nine months as
aforesaid and was honourably discharged
at Schenectady on the third or fourth
day of January 1783 that he relinquished
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every claim whatsoever to a pension except
the present that his name is not on the
roll of any state except the State of New York
and the following are the reasons
why I did not make earlier application
I was determined never to call on goverment
so long as I could cleverly support
myself by my own industry but now I have
got so old that I want relief in my old
age and cannot well support myself &
wife -
And in pursuance of the
act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident Citizen of the
United that on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not since that time by
gift Sale or delivery or in any manner
disposed of my real or personal property
or any part thereof with Intent thereby so
to diminish it so as to bring myself within
the provisions of an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & naval service
of the United States in the revolutionary war
passed the 18th March 1818 & 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 hereto
annexed and by me subscribed
I have no real estate either in possession
reversion or remainder either in Law or Equity
Personal property
I have one Cow worth about $15
all of my household furniture
besides my cloathing & one bed is not
worth more than five dollars
----------
$20.00
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I have a wife about Sixty five years [gents?]
weakly which I have to support I have
no children living with me-
I have no other property except as above
stated and I have no debts due to me
There has been no change in my property
since the 18th of March 1818 and as I have
not since that time had any real or personal
property to dispose of-
Peter Bouck

Sworn before me this
3d day of June 1829
Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas

It is the opinion of the Court that the
said Peter Bouck did serve in the 
Continental Establishment against the common
every in manner & form as he has stated in
the above declaration and it is also the opinion
the Court that the value of his property
set out in his schedule is not worth more than
twenty dollars besides his cloathing
and bed
William Bateman
Henry Shafer
Marvin Judd
Judges of the Court
of Common pleas for
the County of Schoharie
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All which we have caused hereby to be
exemplified and the seal of our court
of Common pleas to be hereunto affixed
Witness William Beckman Esquire
first Judge of our said court at
Schoharie the third day of June 1829
John Gerhard Jr. Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharry[Schoharie] County Ss
---
Adam Follock of the County of Herkimer
being duly sworn doth depose and say
that he is acquainted with Peter Bouck of the County of Schoharry[Schoharry] and has been ever since the American Revolution that
he enlisted on the first day of April 1782 in Captain Harrisons Company of Col Vanschaicks Regiment on the
Continental Establishment New York Line for nine months that he served 
out his time faithfully and
was discharged at the City of
Schenectady on the third or fourth day of January 1783--
         his
Adam   X  Follock
       mark

Sworn before me this
14th day of May 1829 -
Adam
Henry Shafer a
judge of Schoharie 
Common Pleas
I certify that Adam Follock who took the foregoing
Oath is a credible witness
Henry Shafer a
Judge of Schoharie
common Pleas
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State of New York
Schoharry[Schoharie] County ss Jacob France of the County of Schoharry[Schoharie]
being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is acquainted with Peter Bouck and has been ever since the American Revolution that he enlisted on the first or second day of April 1882 in Captain Harrison's Company in Col Vanchaicks Regiment at the Continental Establishment New York Line for nine months, that he served out his time faithfully and was discharged in the City of Schenectady on the third or fourth day of January 1783-
     his
Jacob X France
    mark
Sworn before me this 14th
day of May 1829 -
Henry Shafer a
Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas
I certify that Jacob France who took the foregoing oath is a credible Witness
Henry Shafer a judge
of Schoharie common pleas

State of New York Schoharie County ss
I John Gebhard  jr. clerk of the court
of common pleas for the County aforesaid, do
hereby certify that Henry Shafer who took the
foregoing affidavits was on the several days
mentioned thereon one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Schoharie and duly qualified as such, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing
and verily believe that the hand writing to both affidavits are his own proper hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
County this 2d day of June 1829
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County, Ss
On this 2d day of October, 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Maria Bouck, a resident of the town of Cobleskill in said County in the 78th year of her age, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, on the 3d day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Peter Bouck who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death; that the applied for and
obtained five years pension of thirty dollars per annum under the Act of July 7 1838
which has been received, she further declares that she is still the widow of the said Peter Bonk, deceased.
     her
Maria X Bouck
    mark
Subscribed and sworn
this 2d day of October
1843, before me ---
Jacob L Lawyer Justice of
Peace Schoharie County

State of New York
Schoharie County, SS
Abraham L. Lawyer, being duly sworn, says
that the above named Maria Bank is still
the widow of the above named Peter Bouck deceased
Abm L. Lawyer
Sworn and subscribed
this 2d day of October 1843
before me
Jacob L. Lawyer Justice of
the Peace Schoharie County
I certify that the above named Abraham L.
Lawyer is a person of veracity and further that the declarant is personally known to me 
Jacob L. Lawyer
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State of New York
Schoharie County, ss
I Thomas M Arthur, Clerk of said
county, do certify that Jacob L. Lawyer before
whom the within affidavit purports to 
have been taken was, on the day it bears
date, a Justice of the peace in & for the
said County, and further that I am acquainted
with his hand writing and verily believe
the signature to the taking said affidavit
and to the certificate of [waranty?] to be
Genuine. Given under my hand
and seal of office this 2nd
day of October 1843
Thos McArthur Clerk
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Supplementary Declaration
In order to obtain an increase of Pension
under the Joint Resolution passed July 1st
A.D. 1848
State of New York
Schoharie County Ss.
On this 21st day of August A.D. 1848 personally appeared before me Demosthenes Lawyer first Judge of said County of Schoharie aforesaid Maria Bouck of the Town of Cobleskill in said County of Schoharie Aged 84 years & upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain increase of Pension under the act of Congress passed July 1st 1848 that she is the widow of Peter Bouck of said Cobleskill & Schoharie County who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 per Annum and who died in the Town of Cobleskill in said County of Schoharie on or about the 8th of July 1833 and since the death of her said husband she this Declarant has applied for and obtained a Pension of Thirty Dollars per Annum in consideration of said Husbands Revolutionary services and she now applies for the amount for which she is entitled under said act of July 1st 1848
      her
Maria X Bouck
     mark
Subscribed and sworn on
the day and year first above
written before me and I certify 
that the above declarant is
the widow of said Peter Bouck
the old Revolutionary Pensioner
as I have alway known them
and resided near them
Demos Lawyer
Schoharie County Judge
Counsellor.
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Schoharie County
Clerks office Ss.
I Stephen Maham Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Demosthenes Lawyer Esq. whose name is subscribed to the within Declaration was at the time of taking the same County Judge in and for said County duly Eleven and Sworn and duly authorized to take the same.  and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the name Demosthenes Lawyer Subscribed thereto to is his proper and genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 25th day of August A.D. 1848
Stephen Maham Clerk
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it will be recollected this the Old Venerable Patreote[Patriot] & Prisoner Peter Bouck who suffered more than the pain of death during this time no doubt but the Office Department has a full history of his case he was taken prisoner on or about the time if I recollect when Patrick Henry was killed or when Schoharie & Cobleskill was burnt-- he witnessed his own Dear friends fall Continually under the fatal blows of the Savage tomahawk & suffered cruelly in Canada untill his desertion if I recollect right & returned to his native place & defended his Country against his Cruel fore[?] his Enemy & no doubt 
but very cause fell from him on many of them &c
pleas to Reply to me to East Cobleskill
Schoharie County N. Y.
Jacob Slingerland
Agent

I presume the Original Certificate of the
widow will be wanting I do not understand
the act to inform me
your obt Servant &c
Jacob Slingerland
Pension Office Department
at the City of Washington
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Maria Bouck
Widow of Peter Bonk
late a pensioner of the U.S.
residing in Schoharie County
New York
------
Declaration for arrearages of
Pension -
Demos Lawyer, Scl'd &
Agent of applec't

Admn Act 2 Feby 48
$30

Demosthenes Lawyer
Cobleskill NY
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State of New York
Schoharie County SS:
On this twentieth day of October A D. 1848 personally appeared before me the undersigned County Judge of the County of Schoharie are in the State aforesaid in open Court before me the said Judge the same being a Court of Record held in and for said County Maria Bouck of the town of Cobleskill in said County who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth on oath and makes the following declaration. That she is the widow of Peter Bouck deceased who during his natural life was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed March 18th AD 1818 at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum on account of his Revolutionary services and that she the said declarant has received a pension of thirty dollars per annum under and by virtue of the several acts of Congress passed July 7th
AD 1838 and of June 17th AD 1844 and has made and filed an application for the continuation of her pension under the Act of Congress passed 2d February AD 1848 and has not yet received her pension certificate-
She makes this declaration to assert her claim
to the same rate of pension allowed to and received by her late husband under the aforesaid act of 1818 and that she claims the sum or sums due her for arrears under the acts under and by virtue of which she the said declarant was heretofore pensioned on the proof now on file and of record in the Pension Office of the United States and under the joint resolution of Congress passed July 1st A D 1848 -
And the said Declarant further states that she still remains
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the widow of her late husband Peter Bouck deceased
    her
Maria X Bouck
    mark

Subscribed and sworn to
before me the undersigned in
open Court on this twentieth
day of October AD 1848
Demosthenes Lawyer, County Judge
of the County of Schoharie
State of New York

State of New York
Schoharie County SS. I Demosthenes Lawyer do certify that the above named and described Maria Bouck, declarant) is personally known to me and has been for twenty years and upward, and that I know her to be the identical person, above named and appearing before me in open Court held in and for the County aforesaid and that her statement is entitled to full faith and credit.-
And I do further certify that the reasons she gave for not writing her name is that she never learned to write and that I the said Judge thereupon wrote her name, as appears above subscribed and that she therein made her mark
In Witness whereof I the said Judge have
hereunto subscribed my name at the town of
Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie this
Twentieth day of October A.D. 1848
Demosthenes Lawyer 
County judge of the
County of Schoharie
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State of New-York,
Schoharie County, ss.
I, STEPHEN MAHAM, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that the HON. DEMOSTHENES LAWYER, the person subscribing the foregoing certificate and Jurat and before whom the same purports to have been taken & made was on the twentieth day of October A. D. 1848, therein mentioned, the County Judge of said County, duly authorized to hold Court of Record in and for the said County of Schoharie, and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said County Judge and verily believe that the name "DEMOSTHENES LAWYER," subscribed to the said jurat & certificate is his proper and genuine signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name and caused the County Seal of said County to be hereunto affixed this Twentieth day of October A.D. 1848.
Stephen Mahan County Clerk
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Ray[?]
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18625
Mariah Bouck
widow of
Peter Bouck
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: -- Vol. A. Page 78-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss. 
On this Seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight personally appeared before the County Judge of the County of Schoharie Maria Bouck a resident of the town of Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie aforesaid aged about Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war-
That she is the widow of Peter Bouck who died
on the Eighth day of July 1834 and who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and as such earned a pension under the laws of the United States and that she the said declarant received under her pension certificate, which is now mislaid or lost the sum of thirty dollars per annum, diligent search has been made for said declarants certificate but said declarant believes that the same has been lost, though the carelessness or negligence of her agents. Judge Henry Shafer, formerly prepared the orders and power of attorney for the declarant to draw her pension. He is now dead and said declarant has nothing but a copy thereof and from which it appear that said Certificate is made by J. R. Poinsett Secretary of War, and was given at the War office of the United States on the ninth day of March one thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine- Issued for a five years pension in conformity with the act of July 7. 1838. The said declarant is unable to state the company Regiment or command to which her husband was attached and respectfully refers the Commissioner of pensions to such documentary evidence as will appear of record in the Pension Office in the City of Washington D.C. showing and establishing the facts in relation thereto-
The said declarant has also caused search to be made for her husbands certificate of pension which is also lost and not to be found and is supposed to be lost with the papers of Judge Henry Shafer deceased, wherefore the said declarant refers the pension department to the records aforesaid to ascertain the amount that her said husband received, which the said declarant believed to have been ninety six dollars per annum said declarant further states that she has wholly lost her
sight, and never learned to write, and that therefore she is obliged to write her name by making a make therefore as is
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customary by persons unlearned - said declarant further says that Peter Bouck her husband, during the time he received his pension, down to his death in July 1834 resided in the town of Cobleskill aforesaid, and that the said declarant now resides there, and that she is still a widow
       her
Maria X Bouck
    mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written
before me
Demosthenes Lawyer, County Judge
of the County of Schoharie

State of New York
Schoharie County ⎬ Ss:
I hereby certify that in a Court held before me the said undersigned County Judge of the County aforesaid on the Seventh day of November AD. 1848, personally appeared before said Court the same being a Court of Record in said State the above named and described declarant Maria Bouck to me well known, and personally known to be the widow of the late Peter Bouck deceased and late a pensioner under the laws of the United States. That the foregoing declaration was fully and distinctly read to her and that she thereupon subscribed the same by making her Cross in her name as written by said Court and verified the same as required by law. I further certify that the said declarant has lost her sight, and that from her own oath and from other evidence I am satisfied that she never learned
to write her name-
In witness whereof I the said Judge have hereunto subscribed my name at my office in Cobleskill in the County of Schoharie this ninth day of October AD 1848
Demetrius Lawyer, County
Judge of the County of
Schoharie
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Schoharie County
Clerks Office Ss:
I Stephen Maham Clerk of said County, Do hereby certify that Demosthenes Lawyer Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above Declaration & certification was on the day
of the Date of the same County Judge in and for said County duly Elected and Sworn and and duly authorized to take the same And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said County Judge and verily believe that the same Demosthenes Lawyer subscribed thereto is his proper and genuine in Signiture[signature]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and my official seal this 9th day of October A.D. 1848.
Stephen Maham Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County Ss.
Isaac Lariway of the town of Bern in the County of Albany being duly sworn depose and say, that he has been well acquainted with Peter Bouck the petitioner ever since the american Revolution that the said Peter Bouck Enlisted for the term of nine months on the first of April 1782, in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick
in the line of the State of New York on the continental Establishment that he the sd Peter Bouck served out his term faithfully until the first of January 1783 and the said Peter Bouck was honorably discharged from the service in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York
this deponent further testified and saith that he and Jacob France Henrich Schafer Junior Johannes Koenig John Schoolcraft and the said Peter Bouck the Petitioner all was Enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick aforesaid and each and every one of us Served out his term faithfully and was honorably discharged in the city of Schenectady as aforesaid
         his
Isaac X Laniway
         mark

Subscribed and Sworn
the first day of March 1832
before me Henry Shafer
Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that I am well acquainted with same Lariway who took the foregoing oath and that he the same Lariway is a man of credibility and to be beleived under oath
Henry Shafer a Judge
of Schoharie Common Pleas
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss
John Schoolcraft one of the witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck the Petitioner being duly Sworn and says that their was two man by the name of John Schoolcraft which was Enlisted in the American Revolutionary war one of them lived at Albany and this deponent lived at Schoharie is this the reason that each did write his name John Schoolcraft the one which lived at Abany[Albany] Enlisted before this deponent was enlisted this deponent says that he was well acquainted with John Schoolcraft which lived at Abaney[Albany] he is the man which deserted from the army; this deponent further testified and says that he and Jacob France Henrich Schafer Junior Johannes Koenig and Peter Bouck the Petitioner was Enlisted and served together in the company commanded
by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Col Van Schaick and they all served out the term faithfully until they was all discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York as it is stated in the former affidavits
John Schoolcraft
Subscribed and sworn
the first day of March 1832
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas --
I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of common
Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that John Schoolcraft who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to be believed
Henry Shafer
Judge of Schoharie
common Pleas
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State of New York
the County SS. I John Gebhard Jr Clerk of the said County Do certify that Henry Shafer before whom the two within affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said two within affidavits, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this sixth day of March 1832
John Gbhard Jr Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County Ss.
Henry Shafer of the town of Cobels Kill in the County of Schoharie being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Peter Bouck the petitioner and also with Jacob France Henrich Shafer Junior Johannes Koenig  and John Schoolcraft the witneses in the case of Peter Bouck, that this deponent has frequently Seen Peter Bouck the petitioner in the service of the American Revolution; and also Jacob France Henrich Schafer Junior Johannes Koenig and John Schoolcraft the witneses in the case of Peter Bouck that the said Peter Bouck and his witneses Enlisted
for the term of nine months in April 1782 in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commented[commanded] by Col. Van Schaick in the continental Establishment in the line of the State of New York
this deponent says that he was well acquainted with captain Gray and captain Gray frequently saith that Peter Bouck and his witneses was faithful Soldiers, this deponent further testified and says that he was well acquainted with two men by the name of John Schoolcraft one of them Lived at Abany[Albany] and the other which is the witness in the case of Peter Bouck Lived in Schoharie Each of them was enlisted
this deponent believes the one which lived at Abany is the man which deserted from the army;
this deponent by all envimmation[??] believes that Peter Bouck and his witneses served out their term faithfully and was honorably discharges in the city of Schenectady
this deponent testified and says that Peter Bouck the Petitioner is poor sickly man and so is his wife and is in need of relief
Henry Shafer

Subscribed and Sworn March 6th 1832
before me Wm. Mann a Judge
Schoharie County Court Counsellor &c
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I William Mann a Judge of Schoharie County
Court do certify that I am acquainted with the
Hon. Henry Shafer who took the within
affidavit, and that he the said Henry Shafer
is a man of credibility and to be 
believed under oath-- March 6. 1832
Wm. Mann a Judge
Schoharie County Court
State of New York
Counsellor &c

State of New York
Schoharie County ⎬ ss. I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said County do certify that William
Mann before whom the within affidavit
purports to have been sworn, was at the date
of the same, one of the Judges of the Court of
common pleas for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name Subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of
Office this sixth day of March 1832
John Gebhard J. Clerk
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Schoharie County ss.
William Doney of the town of Middleburgh in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been acquainted with Peter Bouck the Petitioner ever since the American Revolution, that he the said Peter Bonk enlisted for the term of nine Months on the first of April 1782, in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick in the Line of the State of New York on the continental Establishment that he Served faithfully his term until the first of January 1783
when he was discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York, this deponent deposed and say that he was also enlisted for the term of nine months on the first of April 1782, in the State of New York
in the same company commanded by Captain Gray in Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick aforesaid in the Line of the State of New York, on the continental Establishment that he faithfully served his term until the first of January 1783 that he and the said Peter Bank served together and was together discharged in the city of of Schenectady in the State of New York
this deponent further depose and say that
John Schoolcraft and Henrich Schafer Junior and John P Barker Did not deserted from
the Army during their term of their enlistment but served faithfully, and this deponent and the said John Schoolcraft Henrich Schafer Jr John P Barker Johannes Koenig and Peter Bouck the Petitioner served together in company and Regiment aforesaid and
was together discharged in the city of Schenectady
this deponent say that John Barker did
Deserted the Army and this was the only man
which deserted the Army in the company aforesaid
       his
William X Doney
     mark

Subscribed and sworn this 25th day of July 1831 by me Henry Shafer a judge of Schoharie County 
I Henry Shafer a judge of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Schoharie do certify that William Doney is a man of critibility[credibility] and to be believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie County SS
Jacob France one of the witness in the case of Peter Bouck being duly Sworn doth depose and say that he has been well aquainted ever since the american Revolution with Henrich Schafer Junior and John Schoolcraft two
of the witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck, that they the said Henrich Schafer Jr and John Schoolcraft did not deserted from the army during their enlistment; that they did serve faithfully out, their term of enlistment, therefore it must be other men which is on the roll that deserted the Army, this deponent deposed and say that he and the said Henrich Schafer Jr John Schoolcraft Johannes Koenig and Peter Bouck the petitioner served faithfully together in the company and Regiment as it is stated in the former affidavits and was  together Discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York this deponent further deposed and say that he has been informed and believed the same to be true that a man
by the name of Henrick Schafer now deceased was enlisted that he deserted the Army
         his
Jacob X France
      mark

subscribed and Sworn
this 25th day of July 1831
before me Henry Shafer
Judge of Schoharie
common pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Jacob
France who took the foregoing oath is a man of a impeachably caractor[charactor] and to be believed under oath and
otherwise
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie County Ss.
Henrick Schafer Juner one of the witneses in the case of Peter Bouck being duly sworn doth depose and say that he this deponent did not deserted from the army during his enlistment, but did serve faithfully out his term of enlistment as it is stated in his former affidavit; therefore it must be a other Man which is on the roll that deserted the Army this deponent depose and say that he has been Informed and believe the same to be true that an other man by the name of Henrick Schafer now deceased was enlisted and that he deserted from the Revolutionary Army 
this deponent depose and say that he allways did write his name Henrich Schafer Juner
this deponent further depose and say that John Schoolcraft an other witness in the case of Peter Bouck Did not deserted from the Army during his enlistment that he the said John Schoolcraft served faithfully out his term of Enlistment; and that he this deponent and the said John Schoolcraft served togather and
was togather discharged as it is stated in their
former affidavits
Henry Schafer iunior

Subscribed and Sworn
this 23th Day of July 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Henrich Shafer Jun who took the foregoing oath is a man of irreproachably
carrector and he is to be believed under oath and otherwise
Henry Shafer
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Schoharie County ss
Johannes Koenig one of the Witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well acquainted ever since the american Revolution with Henrich SchaferJr John Schoolcraft and John P. Becker three of the witness in the case of Peter Bouck, that the said Henrich Schafer Jr John Schoolcraft and John P Becker Did not deserted from the Army during their term of enlistment that they served faithfully out
the term of their Enlistment as it is stated in the former affidavits therefore it must be other men that deserted the Army which is on the roll which deserted
this deponent further deposed and say that he and
Henrich Schafer Jr John Schoolcraft of John P Becker and Peter Bouck the Petitioner, did serve faithfully together in the company and Regiment as it is stated in the former affidavits and was together discharge as aforesaid
this deponent depose and say that has been
in informed and believes the same to be true that a man by the name of Henrick Schafer deserted the army
Johannes Koenig

Subscribed and Sworn
this 23th day of July 1831
before me Henry Shafer a
Judge of Schoharie common
pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Johannes Koenig is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath and otherwise
Henry Shaper
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State of New York
Schoharie County Ss.
John Schoolcraft of the town of Schoharie in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well aquainted with Peter
Bouck the petitioner ever since the american revolution that he this deponent and the said Peter Bouck Enlisted for the term of Nine months on the first of April 1782 in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick in the line of the State of New York on the continental Establishment. that he and the said Peter Bouck Served out
the term faithfully until the first of January 1783 when he and the said Peter Bouck was together discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York 
John Schoolcraft

Subscribed and Sworn
the 8th day of June 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that John Schoolcraft
who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and
to be believed under under oath
Henry Shafer
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss.

Henrich Schafer Juner of the town of Cobelskill in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well aquainted with Peter Bouck the Petitioner ever since and before the American Revolution that he this deponent and the said Peter Bouck Enlisted for the term of Nine months on the first of April 1782 in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick in the Line of the State of New York on the continental Establishment; that he and the said Peter Bouck served out the term faithfully until the first of January 1783, when he and the said Peter Bouck was together discharged in the city of Schenectady in the State of New York
Henrich Schafer iunor

Subscribed and sworn
the 9th Day of June 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie
Common Pleas

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie, do certify that Henrich Schafer Juner who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss
John P Becker of the town of Brownville in the County of Jefferson, personally appeared before me being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has been well aquainted with Peter Bouck the Petitioner ever since the American Revolution that he this deponent and the
said Peter Bouck Enlisted for the term of Nine months on or about the first of April 1782, in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Gray in the Regiment commanded Colonel Van Schaick in the line of the State of New York on the continental Establishment; that he this deponent and the said Peter Bouck served in said corps faithfully until on or about the first of January 1783
when this deponent and the said Peter Bouck was togather Discharged in the City of Schenectady in the State of New York
John P. Becker

Subscribed and Sworn
this 13th day of June 1831
before me Henry Shafer
a Judge of Schoharie common
Pleas -

I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie, do certify that I am
well aquainted with John P Becker who took the foregoing oath, is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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State of New York
Orleans County. Ss  ⎬
Abraham Bouck Juner of the town of Shelby in said county being duly Sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Peter Bouck of the town of Cobels Kill in the County of Schoharie, and has been acquainted with him for the last thirty years, that the said Peter Bouck and the said Abraham Bouck Juner Did sign a promissory note of the sum of one hundred and Seventy two Dollars with Interest to one Jane Goodyear or bearer, and that he the said Abraham Bouck Juner Signed Said note with Peter Bouck as security for the payment of said note, an action was commenced by Sylvester Kibber and Jedediah Miller his attorney for collection of said note Judgement was obtained against us both for
the amount of said note Interest and cost
Execution was issued Peter Boucks personal
property and my personal property was sold
by Sheriffs Sale then I the said Abraham and the said Peter agreed to sell a farm of Land of one hundred and fifteen acres, twenty acres belonged to me the said Abraham by a Lawful Deed of conveyances ninety five acres belonged to the said Peter. We sold
the said farm to John P Bellinger for the sum
of the thousand Eight hundred and twenty five Dollars to pay the debts of the said Peter Bouck; after the farm was sold I the said Abraham received of John P Bellinger three hundred and twenty one Dollars and thirty two cents for my Damages for the twenty acres of Land and personal property sold by the
Sheriffs sale for Peter Boucks debts
Abraham Bouck Jr

Subscribed and sworn
June 17th 1831 before me
Abraham Bouck Jr
Benjamin Howes Justice of the Peace
I certify that Abraham Bouck Juner who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to believed under oath
Benjamin Howes, Justice
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State of New York
Orleans County Ss
I Orson Nichosen Clerk of said County do certify that Benjamin Howes before whom the within affidavit purports to have been Sworn was at the date of the same one of Justices of the peace in and for the said County duly qualified and Sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the signature of Benjamin Howe Subscribed to the said affidavit is Genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this 18th day of June 1831
Saml A Castle Deputy Clerk
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss
Peter Bouck the Petitioner being duly sworn doth depose and say that on or before the day when his Real and personal property was sold as it is stated in his Petition neither did he the said Peter Bouck on the 28th October 1826 when he take the benefit of insolvent act before the Hon William Beckman first Judge of Schoharie county, at that day or any other day or time aforesaid, he this deponent did not knew that the nine months man which was Enlisted in the Revolutionary war was entitled to a Pension this deponent doth depose and say that it is not possibly to get all the creditors affidavits were he was enlisted at the time when he take the benefit of the insolvent
act because some of them have moved out of this State, and the Sheriff which has sold my personal property is also moved away, and I am to poor to make Search to them to get their affidavit as it is required in the printed sheet sent by the war department to Judge Shafer
Peter Bouck

Subscribed and Sworn
this 28th day of June, 1831
before me Henry Shefer
a Judge of Schoharie
common pleas -------
I Henry Shafer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie do certify that Peter Bouck who took the foregoing oath is a man of credibility and to be believed under oath
Henry Shafer
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
I am pleased to acknowledged a prompt reply to my last communication requesting the law and such forms as you had prescribed under the late law of Congress providing for the further support of the widows of Rev. Soldiers-- I have prepared a declaration according to the nature of her case the same being in all respects complete except that not being able to find her husbands certificate, we have referred your honor to the Evidence of record to prove to what company or command Peter
Bouck was attached during the Revolution -
Diligent search has been made for her certificate by myself and others but is probably lost. I supposed that E Holliday who sometimes prepared the powers of atty here to draw pension money, had it but says he has no know age of its existence. The papers of Judge Henry Shafer who probably had both the widows, + her husbands, certificates have become scattered if not lost by the executors who attached no value to any of his official
papers. I found a copy of the widows Certificate which was part of a form prepared for drawing her money. There can be no hesitation as the records of the pension office prove all these things by the highest order of evidence. Her identity is proved and certified by me - I am surprised to learn however that she only drew $31. dolls per ann. If her husband had $96. Should she not have had $48? per anm? I will hereafter examine this matter and if she has not received all that is due Justice & humanity would yet probably reach her case. I construe the act of last session as affording her now full pay at the rate her husband received or would have received by law--
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I would state in addition that I would be obliged to you for any information you can without inconvenience to you, afford in relation to the extent of her rights-- Being blind, decrepid[decrepit] by the infirmities of age for years, that $31. per annum was but a small pittance for her friends who are daily and nightly attentive to her wants. I have promised them to write to you on the subject, being that her agent who obtained her certificate did not understand her case.
When your department forward the widow Boucks Certificate of pension please to direct the same to me by request
Dated Cobleskill Schoharie Co. N York Oct 9. 1848
I am Sir with Respect
Your Obt. Svt.
Demos Lawyer
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East Cobleskill Schoharie County N.Y. August 26/48
Kind 
Sir I presume you have received former letter with a list of a few cases their names
I am now about leaving for short time to the State of Vermont as I shall not be able to receive your reply untill my return when I shall promptly act in accordance to your Counciels-
I enclose a case & Declaration of Widow Maria Bouck widow of Capt Peter Bouck I presume you may possibly be well acquainted with the case if you are my friend Revd Evens, who once preached in Cobleskill you have lived almost by the side of this old Patriott and the old Lady was a member of your Church - Capt Peter was taken Prisoner in the war at or about the
time Cobleskill & Schoharie was burnt & was in the midst of this awful Murder & Butcherey and saw many of his own relatives suffer the fatal blow of the Tommahawk & Cruelly tortured to death and God only preserved & saved his life during this awful state he suffered much in Canada until he made his
desertion -- & returned as a faithful soldier & Defended his county, this must be before the Office Department have the goodness to take charge of this case and said me a reply -- I will write to you more fully hereafter if necessary I am truly yours &c
Jacob Slingerland

Hon F F. Evens
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Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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To the Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir - I transmitted to your two weeks since the delaration of Maria Bouck widow of Peter Bouck late a pensioner in order to obtain a continuation of her pension dues for life. From this application I have not heard any thing as yet.
I stated in my letter that I believe that there were arrears of pension due her and desired some information to make the necessary
application for them.
Having since then seen a gentleman residing at Albany who has been an agent for many widows of the Revolution and is yet who has furnished me with such particulars requisite to apply and the accompanying declaration and certificates are forwarded to that perhaps
you can at once act on the whole case for future as well as past claims.
I am aware of the great amount of business done at your department generally and especially the new issue of land warrant may afford you hit little time to attend to the widows.
I hope sir my case before you will receive immediate attention as her case has been long delayed.
Respectfully Your
Obt Svt
Demosthenes Lawyer
Cobleskill, Schoharie County
New York, Oct 21 - 1848
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P.S. I stated in her application for a continuation of pension that her formal certificate could not be found. She must have had one under the different acts of Congress for the last 10 years, and probably [it was]? returned as [signature]? that is the practice. 
Her agent having died we set forth their loss as they couldn't be found among his papers 
in the hands of the executor -
The papers herewith [] will set up the facts -
Yours &c
D. Lawyer

2nd P.S. Mrs. Bouck desires that all her papers or certificates shall be sent to me now and the 
Entire control of her business. Some time since perhaps three months a Mr Slingerland drew up some papers for her the content of which 
probably [out and the]? arrearage - As I conduct her application now under the last law, she desires that I take charge of her entire claim thus Mr. Slingerland as sort of handling agent, and something has been heard of him [] the countenanced all his proceedings.  I think his proceedings are irregular on account [writhing]?
Yours &c
Demosthenes Lawyer
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M. Bouck
$30 per ann
Elias Holliday
Schoharie
N.Y.
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Scholaie Oct. 4 '43
Sir: Therewith enclose to you the declaration of
Mrs. Maria Bouck
I am respectfully
your obed Servt
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
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Jan 18 49
Cobleskill N.Y. Jany 15 49
Judge Demosthenes Lawyer.
Claim for arrears of pension due
Mrs Maria Bouck
L 14.  lee Jan. 18 49
Pension Office
Ames
voucher up to 2 [ ]
Apl 27 1849.
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[ ]
To the Hon William L Marcy Secretary of War Washington City D C (official)
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Cobels Kill December 11th 1838
Gentelmen I Sent you herewith the Declaration of Maria Bouck widow of Peter Bouck Deceased
for a grant of pension
I hope the affidavit will be satisfactory to
your honors to give her a pension in this case
Pleas to sent me the result as soon as your
honer can
I am Respectfully
Your obt servant
Henry Shafer
Hon Joel R. Poinset Secretary of War Department do James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
city of Washington
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Gobel Hill August 16th 1831
Amen
to the hon Secretary  of the war department
Gentlemen
I Received your letter of the date July 15th 1831, in the case
of Peter Bouck that it must be two witness of credibility
to prove the service of Peter Bouck, stating that John
Schoolcraft Hennick Schafer and John Baker are all
noted on the Rolls as having deserted from the Army
there was two men in the service in the revolutionary war
the one by the name of Hennick Schafer, and the other by the
name of Henrich Schafer Juner this is deferent names and
two deferent man I was well acquainted with both them men
Hennick Schafen is now deceased, it is about five years ago
he saith to me that he was an enlisted Soldier in the revolutionary War left the Army on the account that he was not and
Well, I do believe it to be true because I was so informed
before, to this conversation I can truly swear to, therefore he
must be the man which deserted the Army
I also wish to know if the Secretary of war will say that
John Baker is considered as the witness in Peter Boucks case
I say that John P Becker is considered as the witness in Peter Boucks case
there is deferent names and deferent man, I was well acquainted
During the revolutionary war with John P Becker and called
so by that name
there was also a man by the name of John Schoolcraft now deceased
which which was in the military service he was an older
man then this John Schoolcraft the witness in the case of Mr Bouck
In your Letter August 27th 1831
it is stated that the testimony of several men all of
whom it would
appear from the records of military
Service deserted from the Army. I do not dispute
the records of the military service; but as was informed
by Captain Gray that he was an United States officer
and also his soldiers as such; I was well aqunted
and since
During the revolutionary war with and since Captain Gray and the
witness in the case of Peter Bonk; I have frequently
seen them and Peter Bouck in the service, I can
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I can Solemnly swear and do declare that I never was informed or hear before that they or any one of the witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck deserted the Army During his enlistment, but captain Gray allways saith
to me that the Cobels kill men to wit Jacob France Henrich Schafer Juner Johannes Koenig and Peter Bouck was faithful soldiers, I do believe the same to be true because I never was informed otherwise Jacob France and Henrich Schafer Juner are nabours me, they are disintrested witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck because each of them is a man of wealth a comfortable portion of this worlds goods and the presentation of bodily health and intelligent, Vigor, and of ever good sound mind and memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same; I do certify this two witnesses are men of credibility and to be believed
I am also informed that John Schoolcraft and John P Becker are men of wealth I do further certify that all the witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck are men of credibility and to be believed
I hope the Secretary of War will do justice in this case between God and men
I am respectfully
Your obt Servant
Henry Shafer
N B. pleas to keep this on file for inspection
I can answer to every question to the 
hon, Secretary of the war department
and hon, James L Edwards
Captain Gray is now deceased otherwise he would be a witness in this case
Pleas to sent me the result because I cannot be
condented[?] to
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To the hon secretaries of the war department
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Cobels Kill June 28th 1831
To the Hon Secretaries of war Department
Gentlemen I send you again the papers in the case of Peter Bouck I think the additional affidavits will be satisfactory evidence of the service of Peter Bouck
I hope the affidavit of Abraham Bouck will be
satisfactory in the transaction between Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck Juner. I know it to my own knowledge that Abraham Bouck had a Deed for twenty acres in said farm free of all encumbrance there on
I was also my self on the Sheriffs Sale on the personal property was sold of the said Peter Bouck and Abraham Bouck Juner
It was sold by Sheriffs sale for Peter Boucks debts
Peter Bouck is a poor man and in such indignent circumstances that he is [ ] of Relief his Real and personal property is all sold the payment of his debts
I am Respectfully
your service
Henry Shafer
N.B. Pleas to sent me a Line of the result
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To the Hon'l the Secretary of War of the United States at the City of Washington
Dear Sir Enclosed I transmit you Mr
Peter Bouck, Pension papers duly authen
=ticated please forward his Certificate to
"the Subscriber" Herkimer New York
& Oblige yours

Wm B Goff
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Peter Bouse prvt 1 Regt Capt McCrakin's Compy
28 Nov 1776 3 years reinlisted Dec 1779 discharged August 1780.
Peter Boush fm [] Regt Lownsbury's Co 27 June 1777
War Deserted 20 April 1779
John Schulcraft fm 3 Regt 30 May 1778 years 3 years
Deserted 10 June 1778

Hend'k Shepherd or Henry Shaver fm 2 Regt
1 Jany 1779 Deserted 15 Nov 1780
John Baker 1 Regt}
  "        "      3   "    }  Deserted
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Cobels Kill July 26th 1831
to the honorable Secretaries of the war department Gentlemen I Received your letter of the date July 10th 1831 in answer I sent you the enclosed affidafits for consideration, Gentlemen two witnesses of respectibility Will convict a man in a criminal case; and all the Witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck are men of respectibity and to be believed, because I know it to my own knowledge to the enlistment and Serveces of Peter Bouck. and also to all the witnesses in the case of Peter Bouck I also was well acquainted with Captain Gray because he has been formerly the [ ] in the court of common in the County of Schoharie & had a number of times conversations with him concerning the Revolutionary war he allways saith to me the Cobels kill men was faithfull Soldiers to wit Jacob France Johannes Koenig Henrick Schafer Jr and Peter Bouck; I also was aquainted with a
man by the name of Henrick Schafer now deceased, he saith to me that he left the Army on account he was not use well he want to imploy me git his pay for the time he served I answered him he could not gited because he left the Army, I hope that the war department will do Justice to Mr Bouck and grant him a pension and date to commence at the time when the war department first Received his ablication, because the two first witnesses to wit Jacob France and Johannes Koenig are men of credibility and to be believed, I do believe them and all the witness in the case of Peter Bouck; because I myself was a Revolutionary man and was hundred times in danger of my live the marks of the rounds which I Received in the Revolutionary war in order to obtain
our independents and liberty I have to carry to my grave
I am respectfully
Your obt Servt
Henry Schafer
N.B. Pleas to keep the Letter on file in office of the war depart for inspection
to the honorable James L. Edwards
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Cobles Kill March 5th 1832
Gentlemen
I here with send you the inclosed affidavits in the case of Peter Bouck a Poor Sick Revolutionary Soldier. Pleas to take inconsideration all the affidavits
in this case, I hope it will be now satisfactory
evidence for a grant for a Pension
Pleas to call on Joseph Bouck a member in congress from Schoharie County in order to git information of the character and credibility of the witness in this case.
Pleas to sent me the result
I am Respectfully
Your obt Servent
Henry Shafer

To the hon Secretary of
the War Department
and James L Edwards
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Letter

Due @ [ ] $96 per annum
did g former payts at
$30 per annum, com'g
1 July 1848 & ending
3 Nov 1848, when
he died, payable
to Caty Lawyer, &
Abraham Bouck
only surviving children
Wm Valentine
Albany
NY
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Albany N.Y. Oct 26th 1850
Sir
Enclosed is the Declaration of one of the children of Maria Bouck dec'd for an increase of pension under the joint Resolution of July 1st 1848.
I am yours by repectfully
Wm Valentin
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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[ ] 
March 20th 1832
Sir your letter of the 14th inst. is rec'd in
Compliance with your request that I
should inform you as regards the
character of the persons who have
testified in relation to the servises of
Peter Bouck I State with pleasure
that I am personally acquainted with those Gentlemen and that they are of
the highest respectability and that
there assertion may be relied on with
full confidence
yours with respect
Joseph Bouck
James L Edwards Esq
Pension office-
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4083,
New York
Albany
Mariah Bouck
widow of Peter Bouck
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
he 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
29th day of Dec 1843
and sent to
Elias Holliday
Schoharie
N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 117
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Reported
[ ] D. Sawyer Esq
Oct. 30 '48
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Albany 2025
Mariah Bouck
widow of Peter Bouck
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818
and who died on the 8 July 1834
of Schoharie Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Gray of the Regt. commanded
by Van Schaick in the N. York
line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of March 1839  and sent to Hon R. W
Clellan, Middleburgh, N.Y.
---
Arrears to the 4th of March 39
90.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4. Sep
15.00
$105.00
Act July 7,
1838.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 67
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....deceased
...Bouck
...1848
...in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
increased from [30 per an
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars " "
Cents per annum, to commence on
the first day of July, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of January  1851
and sent to
William Valentine
Albany New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 14 Vol. 4