Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44788, Charles Cloutier, Continental (Canada)
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Canada)
NUMBER 
S. 44788
CONTENT
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Ballston Springs
N.Y. 8 May  Correct. Free [illegible initials 
Honble [Honorable] John C. Calhoun
Secretary at War 
Washington
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To the Honorable the Secretary of War
Thomas Dibble one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Saratoga in the state of New York. Do certify that I am satisfied that the within named Charles Clourtier did serve in the war of the Revolution as set forth in his declaration. 
Given under my hand at Milton in the county aforesaid this 6th of May 1818
Thomas Dibble
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State of New York Saratoga County Ss.
On the Sixth day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighteen Appeared before me Thomas Dibble Esqr. One of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid Charles Cloutier of this town of Saratoga in Sd [said] County aged Seventy Two years. For the purpose of making declaration to obtain relief according to the state law of Congress Passed to give Relief to the Officers & Soldiers of the Revolutionary War  Who being by me Sworn According to Law declares & Says that he Enlisted at Quebeck [Quebec] at the line that General Montgomery lay with the Americans before that city to serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy under Capt. Goslin in the Regiment of Canadian Refugees Commanded by Col. Moses Hazen and that he was in the Battles of the Siege of Quebeck [Quebec] at the White Plains Elizabeth Town and the Taking of Cornwallis some time after which he recd [received] his discharge which has been destroyed by fire and that he know of no other evidence of his service in his power and that he is in need of assistance from his Country
Charles Cloutier
Declared sworn to and subscribed before me Thomas Dibble Judge &c.
This 6th day of May 1818

On the sixth day of May aforesaid appeared before me Thomas Dibble Judge ... aforesaid Nicholas Smith a Person to me was known & being duly sworn says he well knows Charles Cloutier the person above named & that he is a man of Truth & Veracity & is in Needy Circumstances & that he is well satisfied that he served in the Revolutionary war.
Nicholas Smith

Sworn and subscribed before met his 6th day of May 1818
Thomas Dibble
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Saratoga 2n May 1818
Sir 
Enclosed I forward such documents as the Nature of the Law would admit of to obtain this Pension requester for a distrest [distressed] older soldier residing in my neighbourhood [neighborhood] if obtained you will have the goodness to forward the certificate to my address at the Post Office Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga NY
With deep Respect
I am you very Obt Servt [obedient servant]
Nicholas Smith
[Tear in left side of paper reveals unrelated text from different page: State of]
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Charles Cloutier
Copy
1160- or 6c
Sept 1818
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State of New York,
County of SARATOGA
On this 22d day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, in the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, the same being a Court of Record for the said County, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Charles Cloutier
Seventy four years, resident in the said County, in the State aforesaid, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
for the term of about seven years from the year 1775 in a company commanded by Capt Francis Gosline in a Regiment commanded by Col Autil in Gen Hazen's Corps of Canadian Refugees:
That his original declaration was made on or about the 6th day of May 18
and that his Pension Certificate is numbered 1161
And I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or
any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act
of Congress, 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; and that I have not
nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have
any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Charles his x mark Coultier
 
SWORN to and declared on the 22d
day of August 1820 before me in open court
Thomas Palmer Clerk
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga
hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied
the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the
total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Eight-dollars and twenty five cents
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
court, on this twenty second day of August
1820
Thomas Palmer
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Saratoga.
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A schedule of the real and personal Estate of Charles Cloutier the pensioner in the affidavit hereto annexed named his necessary
cloathing [clothing] and bedding excepted. Made in a pursuance of the act within
mentioned:
Real Estate I have none
Personal Estate
one old bible - $ 0.25ct
one old canoe- 2. 00
12 hens- 0.75
12 Geese - 3. 00
1 axe 8/ stable 4/ 3 chains 6/- 2.25 
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$8.25
 
The said Charles Cloutier is by occupation a labourer he is totally disabled from pursuing it his family residing with him outside of his wife
named Polly Cloutier aged Seventy nine years very decriped [decrepit] and
wholly unable to take care of herself
his
Charles his x mark Cloutier
Sworn to in open Court
 
Thomas Palmer Clerk
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44788
Revy INVALID.
File No. 44788
Charles Cloutier
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18th March 1818.
Index: -- Vol. 3 Page 90
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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[Left side of form: handwritten]
Notification sent Nov 4 1820 to Ths [Thomas] Palmer Ballston Spa N.Y.

[Right side of form:]
New York Roll
1, 160  V
[handwritten: check mark] Charles Cloutier
Capt. Grosline
Canadian refuges [refugees] 
Private
Colo Hazen Regt 14
Pennsylvania line [crossed out] 1775 6 years
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818 and sent to Nich.s [Nicholas] Smith, Esq.
Saratoga Springs, N. York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
3 months 26/31
4 /30.
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$31.76
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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
Hazen
[check mark] Continued
Saratoga, Saratoga Co.