Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,874, for Job Shearmon, New York
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SERVICE                                     NUMBER
New York     Shearmon Job        S.28.874
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                     Sherman
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CONTENTS
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3331
New York
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Job Sherman
of Albany in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Fonda of the Regt commanded
by Col. Wempley in the New York
line for 2 Years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 86.00 Dollars     Cents [crossed out] per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
[double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Decr:
1832 and sent to J Van Tuyn
Albany
[double line]
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832        $120
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th Mar '33    40 [double undelined]
$ 160 [double underlined]
d. Feb. 23. 1836

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles  Clerk
Book D.  Vol 5.  Page 204
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

STATE OF NEW YORK}
COUNTY of} ss
On the Seventeenth day of July 1832, personally appeared in
open court, before the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Albany [word inserted] now sitting, Job Sherman
a resident of the city of Albany in the County of Albany and state of
New York aged eighty five 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following
named officers, and served as herein stated. That he enlisted as a volunteer minuteman under Cap John M[torn]
derse in the City of Schenectady in the year 1775; that there was also another company of minutemen in said Town under
Captain Jellis Fonda, the uniform of which was green coats (short) with yellow facings; and the uniform of the company to which the
Declarer belonged was short blue coats with red facings and cuffs that Colo. Abnr Wemple Commanded the Regiment of
Schenectady militia, and that Abraham Swits was the Major thereof, that the Lieutenants in the two uniformed [torn]
panies of minutemen were Andrew N. Van Patten, Nicholas Yates, a W. Pemberton, a W. Lawrence Vrooman, and
others whose names are not now recollected; that this Declarer served on the Expedition to Johnstown in Tryon (now M[torn]
gomery) County when Sir John Johnson was made prisoner with a number of his dependents---that in 1776 he went
Stillwater and enlisted whilst there under Cap Tyrannus Collins, and marched to Ticonderoga and Fort George w[torn]
he joined Colo Van Cortlands Regt. and remained there and at M[illegible] Fort Independence until ordered back to Skenes
rough, and from thence to near Albany; where orders were received to march back to Fort George, and when winter sat[torn]
he was discharged and returned to Schenectady. In 1777 in the spring, he engaged under Capt Gray of Van Schaicks Regi[torn]
and marched to Stillwater, and the Declarer was in service at the time Burgoyne Surrendered with his army, and W[torn]
mained in service until November of that year; That not long after the Declarer took sick and Continued so for better th[torn]
a year; That the Declarer Can say with truth, that he was in the service of the United States for a period of tw[torn]
years and upwards

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares
that his name in not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
J. G. Wasson   Clk   Job Shearmon

We, Thomas Holliday a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Bethlehem, Albany C[torn]
and John Ramsay residing in the same place
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Job Sherman who has sub-
scribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five years of
age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of
the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.  Thomas Holliday  V Patts
J. G. Wasson  Clk    John Ramsay

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and af-
ter putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to
them, that Thomas Holliday who hat signed the preceding certificate, is a Cler-
gyman resident in the Town of Bethlehem; and that John Ramsay
who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same place and is a credible person,
and that their statements are entitled to credit

I John G. Wasson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in
the matter of the application of Job Sherman for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this 17th day of July A.
D. 1832
J. G. Wasson   Clk
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Job Sherman, the same person who hath made the within declaration
by him sworn to and subscribed, being now again on this 12th Dec 1832 sworn
according to Law, doth depose and say that in the year 1775 in the expedition to
Johnstown and in the barracks at Schenectady, he served for a term of three months
that in 1776 when Enlisted under Capt Tyrannus Collins he marched to Stillwater etc
as within mentioned and joined Colo Van Cortlands Regiment and marched in man-
ner as also within set forth and served for the term of six months; In 1777
he enlisted under Capt Gray of Van Schnaicks Regt and was marched to Stillwater
and was in service with the army [next 3 words crossed out & illegible] until Burgoyne surrendered
and remained in service until the close of November of said year 1777 having in that year served seven months [preceding 7 words inserted] that
shortly after this declarer was taken sick and so remained until the expiration
of the following year 1778--when having recovered his health, and his time of
service being expired, he went to New Scotland and followed his trade of
tanner and currier--having during his enlistment and including his
sickness, been in the service for a period of twenty Eight months---
Subscribed & sworn to}      Job Shearmon
on the day & year aforementioned}
John  G. Wasson

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No 1159
Job Sherman  13
Declaration
admitted
[illegible words] 1832

[Illegible words]
On the day of the date within written personally Came &
[torn]peared in open Court, Derick Hilton and John Van Ness the former of Bethelem and the latter of the
[torn]id City, and both well known to this Court, and being individually sworn, depose and say that the former
[torn]erick Hilton saith that he is well acquainted with Job Sherman who hath made the within declaration 
in Subscribed and Sworn to and which has been [illegible] in the hearing of the Deponent, and from his own knowledge
[illegible]iffing of the truth of the greater part of the facts therein stated, and that from his long and intimate acquaintance
[torn]ith the said Job Sherman, being thirty or forty years ago, & his good character for a man of the truth and veracity, he has
[torn] doubt of the truth of the said declaration--and the said John Van Ness deposeth & saith that he has long
[torn]own Job Sherman and has heard his said declaration [illegible] and that from his good character for truth and
[torn]racity, he believes the facts therein stated to be true--
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year}    Derick Hilton
written within}   John Van Ness
J.G. Wasson Clk

I Certify the above depositions of Derick Hilton and John Van Ness, were taken in open
Court before the Justices thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of
office the 18 July 1832
J.G. Wasson Clk
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August 3, 1932
BA-J/AWF
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Job Shearmon
General T. H. Slavens       S.28874
2230 California Street
The St. Nicholas
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith the record of Job
Shearmon of New York, a Revolutionary War soldier,
which may be the soldier in whom you are interested,
as you state in letter of June 19, 1932, that he
lived near Albany, New York.

The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, S.28874 based
upon the Revolutionary War service of Job Shearmon,
his personal signature, was pensioned-Job Sher-
man.

He enlisted at Schenectady, New York, and
served three months in 1775 in Captain John Myn-
derse's company, Colonel Abraham Wemple's New York
regiment. He served in  1776, six months in Captain
Tyrannus Collins' company, Colonel Van Cortland's
New York regiment. He enlisted in the spring of 1777,
and served nineteen months in Captain Gray's company,
Colonel Van Schaick's New York regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application exe-
cuted July 17, 1832, at which time he was living in
Albany, New York, and was aged eighty-five years.

He died February 23, 1836.

The date and place of his birth are not given,
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nor are there any data as to his family.

In order to obtain the name and address of the
person to whom the last payment of his pension was
sent, you should apply to The Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Wash-
ington, D.C., citing all of the following data--
Job Sherman
Certificate number 3331
Issued December 18, 1832
Rate $86.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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28874
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 28,874
Job Sherman
Pri  Rev War
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Act: 7 June 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 365
"[Arrangement of 1870]"

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1912 Mch 28. History to
Frank D. Sherman Esq letter
in W. File 19354 Abiel Sherman 
1918 Dec 10. Hist to Bernice L. Bowman
1932 Aug 3 - Hist to Gen. T.H.
Slavens [illegible]
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THE ST. NICHOLAS
2230 CALIFORNIA STREET
WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 19th 1932
Veterans Administration
Veterans Bureau
Washington D.C.
Reference yours BA-J/A.W.F. April 15th
1932 in regard to Job Shearman []name underlined] will
you please let me know to what post
office address his pension was sent [illegible]
[illegible] on his form near Albany New York
and I am trying to locate [2 words illegible].
Did this soldier leave a widow who
after his death, June 2nd 1842, was pensioned.
If so her name (given) and the date of her
death and her last post office address.
Respectfully
Thomas H. Slavens
GEN. T.H. SLAVENS
2230 CALIFORNIA STREET
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Revy Sec
M

F.W. HORTON. PRESIDENT          Sanborn Public Schools
W.A. SOLON. SECRETARY             G.L. HICKS. SUPT.
J.H. DALY. TREASURER

SANBORN, IOWA Nov.25.1918.

Pension Bureau
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:--
Will you please inform me
whether or not you have on record
the name of one, Job Sherman, who
served in the Revolutionary war
under Washington. He was mustered
out in New York City at the close
of the war. I do not know whether
he enlisted in Connecticut where he
lived or in N.Y. state.

Please send me any information
you can about him or any Sherman
from those districts. His father, whose
name I do not know, was in the service
too.

Thanking you in advance for your
kindness.
I remain Sincerely
Bernice L. Bowman.

[pension office mail room stamp  for Nov 30 1918 in lower left corner]
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In reply to your request of ----, requested---
for a statement of the military history of Job Sherman [Shearmon inserted below]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [3 words crossed out] application for pen-
sion on file in the Bureau.

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Line 1=DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE
Line 2=1775 | 3 mos |    | John Mynderse | Abraham Wemple | NY
Line 3=1776 | 6 Mos |    | Tyrannus Collins | Van Cortland |  
Line 4=Spring 1777 | 19 mos |    | Gray | Van Schaick | 
Battles engaged in,....
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ent at Schenectady NY
Date of application for pension, July 17. 1832  His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Albany, NY
Age at date of application, 85 years
Remarks: Died Feby 23, 1836   (from A.B.)
Very Respectfully,
4043b5m3-09   I-2   Commissioner.