Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29501, for Joseph Teel, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Teel, Joseph

NUMBER
S. 29501

CONTENTS
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3849
New York
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Joseph Teel of Hyde Park in the State of New York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Gould of the Regt command Col Thatcher in the Mass line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Jny 1833 and sent Hon [illegible]
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Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 - $30.00
Semiannl. allowance ending 4th Mar '33 - $10.00
$40.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Geo. Stiles, Clerk
Book D, Vol 5 Page 144
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Certificate corrected & returned to Pensioner at Hyde Park, May 12 1834
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29501

INVALID

File No:  29501
Joseph Teel
Priv - Rev War

Act:  June 7, '32

Index:  Vol 2, Page 415

[Arrangement of 1870]
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James L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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New York
9th May 1834

Sir:

As attorney for Mr. Joseph Teel I enclose his certificate for the purpose of having it corrected in date and countersigning.

I am very respectfully your Obed't servant

Richard L G Streitenburgh

N.B.

Please admit to Hyde Park
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Declaration of Joseph Teel in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832


admitted - 6 mo
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State of New York
County of Dutchess

On this 24th day of September in the year 1832 Before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting in the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County, Joseph Teel a resident of the Town of Hyde Park in the said County of Dutchess & State aforesaid, aged Eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated

That he enlisted in the spring of the year 1776 in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Putnam in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam and continued in service in that Regiment and Company until the month of December following. He then enlisted for three months in a Militia company commanded by Captain Abraham Gould in Colonel Thatcher Regiment.  He then marched to White Plains in the State of New York & after remaining there a short time was marched to Morristown in the State of New Jersey where he served out his time of service. Afterwards when Burgoynes army was captured a portion of the British prisoners was quartered upon prospect Hill & of the Germans upon Winter Hill & Deponent after the arrival of those prisoners enlisted for three months in a company commanded by Captain Tuckerman in Colonel Gaylord's Regiment raised to guard those prisoners and
and
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and there he remained in service for three months. He relinquishes hereby every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.

He was born on the 4th day of April 1745 old style at Charlestown in Massachusetts. that he has no record of his age though he has been informed there was one which was burned. he enlisted as a volunteer in Captain Putnam's company at Morris County.  General Maxfield commanded the troops
at a place about eight miles from Morristown where General Washington was. He received written discharges both from Captain Putnam & Captain Norman but they are both lost or destroyed. he states the names of John Johnstown, townClerk of the town of Hyde Park, William Cahoon the Clergyman of the Applicant's Church and Edmund H Pendleton, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Dutchess County as persons who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier of the revolution

Joseph Teel

Sworn in Open Court September 4, 1832
Henry Traver Clerk
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We William Cahoone a minister of the Reformed Dutch Church in the Town of Hyde Park in the County of Dutchess and John Johnston of the same place both residing in the said Town of Hyde Park hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Teel an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7, 1832. That we believe him to be Eighty seven years of age and that he is reputed
and believed to be a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Wm Cahoone
John Johnston

Sworn in open Court day of September of 1832
Henry Traver Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a  Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court do further certify that William Cahoon Jr and John Johnston produced in Court by the applicant are respectable person entitled to credit and that the said William Cahoon Jr is a Clergyman-

State of New York
Dutchess County

I Henry Traver Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Teel for a pension. In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand seal of office the Twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty -two

Over
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State of new York
Duchess County

I Henry Traver Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Teel for a pension. In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the Twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty -two

Henry Travers, Clerk